The mar Surname
mar Name Meaning and History
- Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Asturian-Leonese, and Catalan: topographic name for someone living by the sea, from mar ‘sea’ (Latin mare).
- German: nickname from Middle High German mar(w) ‘tender’, ‘delicate’.
- Hungarian (Már): from a short form of the personal name Márkus or Márk, Hungarian forms of Marcus and Mark; or possibly from the personal name Márton, Hungarian form of Martin.
- Chinese: variant of Ma.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Eva C Mars in Michigan |
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| origin of Mar last name | Mar Hugo | 6 |
| Donna Mar | Pam | 0 |
| Mar Family in Hungary | Susan Marr | 0 |
| Mars of Missouri | Tina Groover | 1 |
| Information about father, Joe Mar And his parents, Benjamin Franklin Mar and Edna (Arney) | Bobby Mar | 3 |
| MAR of African American ancestry VA or GA |
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| Armando Mar |
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| Helen Mar |
marciagreen65
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| Mar Family of Chinese ancestry | Letty Mar | 0 |
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