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Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3416 people with the Marr surname? In that year Marr was ranked number 1226 for popularity in the UK.

"Local: from the district of Mar in Aberdeen. "_{(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)}

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"MARR. (1) In describing the parish of Mar, Aberdeenshire, the author of the View of the diocese of Aberdeen (1732) says (p. 81): There are to this day some people in this country of the surname of Mar, but of no account.' The name is of local or territorial origin from the district in Aberdeenshire so named. (2) Probably also from Marr in Yorkshire. In the Yorkshire dialect mar is used of 'marshy land, sodden or reedy ground.' Nicolas 0 de Mair, attorney for custumars of Berwick, 1328, and in 1330 Colin de Maire was appointed to the same office there (ER., I, p. 97, 278). In 1235 William de Mar, perhaps the earliest of the name in record, witnessed a grant by Radulf Manus to the Abbey of Kelso (Kelso, 392). Gilberd or Gilbert de Mar of Fifeshire, John of Mar, bailiff of Linlithgow, and James de Mar of Aberdeenshire, all rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, n, p. 195, 198, 200, 209). Richard Mar was present at inquest made at St. Andrews, 1302-3 (ibid., n, 1350), John de Man, c. 1316, witnessed a charter of the lands of Linton-Rothirrik (RHM., I, 19), and David de Marre was king's messenger in 1327 (ER., i, p. 60). A canonry of Glasgow was granted to John de Mair, chaplain to Joan, queen of Scotland, 1346 (Pap. Pet., i, p. 116). Roger dictus Mar held land of the Abbey of Arbroath in 1329 (RAA., u, 1), Donald de Marre is mentioned in 1353 as late archdeacon of Brechin (REB., n, 394), Master David of Mar was treasurer of Moray, 1358 (Bain, TV, 17), and Alexander de Marr was custurnar of Dundee in 1359 (ER., i, p. 614). John de Marre, canon of Aberdeen, 1366 (REA., n, ?. 58), Andrew de Marr burgess there, 1403 Friars, 24), Thomas de Mar witnessed instrument of concord between the bishop of Aberdeen and John de Forbes, dominus ejttsdem, 1391 (REA., i, p. 189), and John Marre, merchant of Aberdeen, had a safe conduct into England in 1439 (Bain, rv, 1130). Duncanus de Mar was common councillor of Aberdeen, 1408, John de Marr is recorded as holding the same office, 1439, and Alexander de Marr the same in 1475 (Guildry, p. 185, 186, 189). George Marr is recorded as late keeper of the city bells in Edinburgh, 1734 (ibid., p. 149). Jonhne of Mar and Dauid Mar to be 'abbat and priour of bonacord,' in Aberdeen, 1501 (Mill, Plays, p. 134). "_{(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)}

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