Mahr Family History
Mahr Name Meaning
German: topographic name from Middle Low German mer mar ‘lake marsh; draining ditch’. German: nickname from Middle High German mar(e) Middle Low German mār(e) ‘ghost night mare’. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 馬 see Ma Irish: perhaps from Ó Meachair (see Maher ). This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland and is found mainly in Lancashire England.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022