The mares Surname
mares Name Meaning and History
- Catalan (Marès, also Marés): topographic name from Catalan marès ‘by the sea’.
- English (of Norman origin): topographic name from Old French marais ‘marsh’ (Norman and Picard marese), or a habitational name from (Le) Marais in Calvados, Normandy.
- Dutch: metronymic from the personal name Marie.
- Czech and Slovak (Mareš): from a derivative of the personal names Marek or Martin.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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