Researching Bill Maris
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 190 people with the Maris surname? In that year Maris was ranked number 3389 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Maris on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Bill Maris in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Maris and the Maris Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Maris Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Maris family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Bill Maris at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bill Maris using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Bill Maris.
Research the Maris surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Maris Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 318 people with the Maris surname in the UK? Maris is now ranked number 3742 for popularity in the UK. |
Maris Family History Databases
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Maris Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Maris surname in the USA? Maris is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Maris Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Maris. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Maris
Bill Maris
Bill Maris (born: William J. Maris) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist focused on technology and the life sciences. Bill Maris's investments have to date resulted in over 150 exits and more than 50 companies that have grown to over $1B in value, including: Aurora Innovation, Nest (acquired by Google), Uber (NASDAQ: UBER), Crowdstrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), 23andme, Flatiron Health (acquired by Roche), Foundation Medicine (acquired by Roche), The Climate Corporation (acquired by Monsanto), Vir (NASDAQ: VIR) and Auris (acquired by JNJ). He is the founder and first CEO of Google Ventures (GV). He is the creator of Google's Calico project, a company focused on the genetic basis of aging. He is the founder of early web hosting pioneer Burlee.com, now part of Web.com, and the founder of Section 32, a California-based venture fund focused on frontier technology.
Source: Bill Maris, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Maris
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Maerz Maharaj Maharg Maharowski Mairs Marach Maraga Marasca Marasco Marash Marc Marceau Marcee Marcey March Marcha Marche Marchi Marchio Marcie Marcks Marco Marcou Marcq Marcu Marcue Marcy Marek Mares Maresch Marhak Maric Marik Marisse Mark Marke Markey Markie Marko Markoe Marks Marois Marose Marouse Marque Marrais Marrajo Marrese Marriage Marris Marrocco Marrows Marrs Marrucjo Marruco Marrujo Mars Marsay Marsch Marsee Marsey Marsh Marsha Marshaw Marshe Marsie Marsy Marucci Marujo Marushi Maruska Marwick Marx Maryska Marz Maurais Maurice Mauricio Mauricks Maurigi Mayers Mayorca Meares Mears Meeres Meers Meharg Meiers Meirose Meraz Mercey Merck Mercy Merecki Mergue Merguie Meric Merigeau Merka Merko Merrick Merricks Merris Mers Mersch Mersey Mersh Merso Merz Merza Meurs Meyers Meyrick Miears Miers Mierzwa Mires Mirick Mirka Miros Mirsch Mirse Moericke Moerk Moersch Mooers Moorehouse Moores Moorhous Moorhouse Moors Moraca Morach Morais Morasch Morash Morazzo Morch Morck Moreaux Morehouse Mores Moresco Moresi Morgey Morgue Morhouse Moric Morick Morisse Morisseau Mork Morois Moross Moroyoqui Morrice Morris Morriseau Morrisey Morrish Morriss Morrissey Morrissy Mors Morsch Morse Morsey Morss Mourge Mourgue Mourik Mowers Moyars Moyers Mraz Mroczka Mross Mrowicki Mroz Mrozho Mruk Mrus Muirhouse Muraca Muras Muraski Murawski Murch Murchie Murchoe Murcia Muress Murga Muris Muriso Murk Murrish Murrock Mursch Murzi Myers Myerscough Myres Myrick





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