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Origin of Mar Total Records: 90  Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Martyniw, a Ukrainian name from S.E. Poland. Old and new parishes (stariy and noviy). Surnames: Martyn, Martyniw Submitted by: Andrew S. Braytenbah, Jr. Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: This surname in my family originally came from Chudnov, Ukraine. My great grandfather Nathan and Sarah were formally named Muravina.. They changed there name to Mark when they came to the US. Surnames: Mark, Muravina Submitted by: Esther Bradley Mark Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: I found it, in the 1100 years, in Italy, 'Liguria' nearby Genua, where 'Wilielmus et Pascalis Marzonus where bankers. I?m the last descendent of the principal tree of the Marzoni. F.M. Surnames: Mar?onis - Marzonus, Mar?onis, Marzoni, Marzonus Submitted by: Ferdinando Marzoni Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Jean Marot, a French soldier in Canada ~1630's - 'dit Labonte' (dit = 'known as'/ Labonte = 'the good guy'). Family lines follow down as Marot, Marot dit Labonte, and Labonte. I have about 3,000 descendents of the Labonte line from Jean Marot on down(& growing)- found 2 other pages thus far with matching & additional info on this line. Surnames: Labonte, Marot Dit Labonte, Marot Submitted by: Gary Morris Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: From the area 'Cromar' in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This area lies around the village of Tarland. Surnames: Cromar Submitted by: Hilary Cromar Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: In Old Norse, Mark means woods, and Rum means excellent. Could be origin of Marcrum? Surnames: Marcrum Submitted by: James Catron Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: French. Surnames: Vercheval, Marquis Submitted by: Joan Gillman Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: My family thinks that surname comes from C?rsega Surnames: De Martini, Demartini Submitted by: Luisa Villegas Demartini Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: It is most commonly believed that the name Marcotte is derived from the French verb 'marcotter.' To 'marcotte' is a technique by which a branch of a tree is made to sprout its own roots before being detached from the mother plant. Such 'marcotting' is a process employed in vineyards, for example. The late Father Jean Marcotte, a Capuchin monk and primary genealogist of the Marcotte families suggested in his Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Marcotte that there may also be some link to the name Margot. Father Jean Macotte reported that F?camp archivist Jean LeMaitre (also a Marcotte descendant) notes that a monk named Hughes Margot was sent to King Harold of England, by William the Conqueror to seek a compromise, prior to the Norman invasion of England. The failure of that mission led to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The relevance of this information is that William the Conqueror (the Duke of Normandy), upon landing in England made his encampment in the friendly territory of the Norman Monks of F?camp, who held land near Hastings (click here or here to view source). According to the midieval historian Robert Wace (writing in the mid 1100s) Hughes Margot was one of these F?camp monks. F?camp, of course, is the city of ancestral oriMichael Erskine Surnames: Marcotte Submitted by: Michael Erskine Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Derivation of Merriot: Habitation name from a place in Somerset, England :-O.E. (ge) Moere-boundary or Miere, Mare & geat - gate. Alric filius Meriet, Aelric Meriete sune - 1066: cited in Domesday Book. Variations of Marriott or Marryat - changed through hypercorrection. Surnames: Marriott, Maryat, Merit, Meritt, Merrett, Merriot, Merriott, Merrit, Merritt, Merryett, Meryett Submitted by: Michael Merritt Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Originally from Russia, then Alsace Loranne, France Surnames: Marzloff, Marzolf Submitted by: Sean Marzolf Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: I'm posting this in response to the great number of inquiries I deal with about the origin and meaning of Meredith. Firstly, contrary to a lot of information I've seen (including the American Websters dictionary), the name has nothing to do with the sea whatsoever. It does not mean 'Guardian of the Sea', Protector of the Sea or any other such combination. The original spelling was Maredudd - pronounced 'Mredeeth'. That's right - there's no mention of the 'E' following the 'M'. In the Welsh language and in English speaking Wales, the accent and stress is always on the Penultimate syllable, the modern pronunciation is therefore - 'Mer-ed'-ith. The incorrect pronunciation that strikes the name outside of the Welsh borders is the one widely accepted in the U.S. and the rest of Britain, which curiously causes 'Merry' to be a suitable shortening?! To those of us who are Welsh it is grating to the ears to say the least to hear our name so mutilated! Other seemingly unrelated but correct pet or short forms of the name are PRIDDY, PREEDY, PREDDY, BEDO, BEDDOES etc. The final element of the original spelling, 'udd' means 'lord'. The same element is present in the ancient form of Griffith i.e. Gruffudd. The first part of the name has often been Surnames: Maredudd, Meredith, Meredydd, Meredyth, Merideth Submitted by: Richard J. Meredith Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: The surname MARSHALL appears to be occupational in origin. Research indicates that it can be associated with the English and Germans. The name was carried to England in the great migration following the Norman Conquest - 1066. Earliset record of the name found in England was in Wiltshire - where Goisfridus Marescal lived in 1084. The name means 'One who cares for horses, especially one who treated their diseases; a blacksmith; an official in a king's or a high noble's household having charge of military affairs' Surnames: Marescal, Marschall, Marshal, Marshale, Marshall, Marshell, Maskall, Maskill Submitted by: Jacqueline Woolnough Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: All I know about this surname is that it has an Italian origin.I know that one of my ancestors married a girl born in Genova-Italy with this surname. My ancestor was Lawrence Namura (born in Malta) and married in Lisbon-Portugal in 1807. Surnames: Marchese Submitted by: Eduardo Casals Namura Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: There are several ideas or ways in which the name Marcum came into being. Here are a few of the ideas that I have found: 1. According to Don Marcum, he was told by his 90 year old uncle. We were Markhams long ago. James Marcum, Secretary to John Rolfe of Pocahonest was the first Marcum to come to America. This Marcum was in the settlement of James Town, VA (1607) led by Captain John Smith. This was before the May Flower compact (1621). The Marcum became business men and farmers of Virginia. Wilson, sr. family took its name from its land of Markham in Nottingham. Alexander de Markham (Alexander of Markham) was constable of the Castle of Nottingham in the reign of Henry III. From him descended Sir John Markham, Knight Judge of the Common Pleas in the Reigns of Richard II. Henry IV (1396-1407). 2. I have also found that both Marcum and Markham are from the Marcums of Wayne Co, KY. The name was Markham before the County clerks started spelling it phonetically. Surnames: Marcum, Markham Submitted by: Bill Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: France to Canada to Vermont: Coutermarsh, Coutermanche, Courtermarsh, Courtermanche, Countermarsh, Countermanche, and numerous other spellings! Surnames: Coutermarsh Submitted by: Darlene Levy Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: From Crossen/Odrz Now Melbourne Australia Surnames: Marcinkowski Submitted by: Peter Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: This name supposedly means 'carrot' in Polish. I assume it was meant to refer to the Marhefka's as red heds or that they harvested carrots. Surnames: Marhefka Submitted by: Dani Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: I am interested in the MARINE genealogy,Thank You Surnames: Marine Submitted by: David Marine Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: james 'edward' martin born around 1865. had several brothers.(joseph)(simon j) (albert franklin)(henry thomas) (george baybery)-sisters were mary-martha-lizzie most of them came from mo. would like any info about the family. Surnames: Martin Submitted by: jenny fickess Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Trying to trace the GOCKEL family, both backwards and forwards from the point of the 1881 British Census that found a Henri GOCKEL with wife Minna and son Henry T and daugther Luise M - 3 and 1 yr old respectively. Henry was a wood Carver- Walking stick maker, origin, Germany. Surnames: McNamara Submitted by: Des Nichols Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Markwells from Suffolk, England Surnames: Markwell Submitted by: Bruce E Raymond Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Edward VOLLMAR was born 1833 in Blochingen, Stuttgart, Germany, died November 1895 in Hillsboro, Jefferson Co., Missouri. He was the son of Bernhard Vollmar and Veronica Hugger. Surnames: VOLLMAR Submitted by: Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Database containing 13 generations of the Alencastro Guimaraes family, with about 600 names. Surnames: Guimaraes Submitted by: Silvia Miranda Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Guernsey Channell Islands - All Surnames: Marquand Submitted by: Lyn Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: i would like to know if there are any of my grandfathers relatives still living.His name was winford marriott he was born in jamaica to a jamaican mother and a scottish father.I would really like to find some relatives that may be around that id dnot know about. Surnames: Marriott Submitted by: kierrah marriott Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: ABRAHAM MARTIN married MARY JANE 'POLLY' HEADY 1823 0r 1824. He was born SC 1797; she was born 2-5-1801 VA. seeking relatives/info/descendants Will share Surnames: Martin Submitted by: Laura L. Horton (Martin) Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: AUGUSTA MARTIN (male) 'Uncle AUG' born: ca: 1873 Wayne County, IL seeking info/relatives/descendants Have alot of info-will share! Surnames: MARTIN Submitted by: Laura L. Horton (Martin) Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: ELMER MARTIN born: ca: 1865 Wayne County, IL. Seeking info/relatives/descendants. Will share photos/documents Surnames: MARTIN Submitted by: Laura L. Horton (Martin) Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: JAMES (P. or E.) MARTIN born: ca 1867 Wayne County, IL Parents; ELEAZER & LUCRETIA MARTIN seeking info/relatives/descendants Have alot of info..will share Surnames: MARTIN Submitted by: Laura L. Horton (Martin) Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: JAMES C. MARTIN born: 1831 IL ABRAHAM H. MARTIN born: 1836 Wayne Co, IL Parents: ABRAHAM MARTIN & MARY JANE 'POLLY' HEADY seeking info/relatives/descendants-have info; will share Surnames: MARTIN Submitted by: Laura L. Horton (Martin) Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: JEPTHA MARTIN born: 1825 IL married: PYRAN ? children: GEORGE W. b. 1853; Nancy C. b. 1860; Charles C. b. 1863; Malinda b. 1869. All born in IL seeking info/relatives/descendants-will share info. e-mail: elhzm@tir.com Surnames: MARTIN Submitted by: Laura L. Horton (Martin Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: ROSE MARTIN born: 1854 Wayne County, IL Father: ELEAZER (ELEY) MARTIN & LUCRETIA MARTIN (WATKINS) seeking info/relatives/descendants to share info. Surnames: MARTIN Submitted by: Laura L. Horton (Martin) Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Martinel (Italy, Germany or France) Surnames: Martinel Submitted by: Jean Carlo Martinel Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Two italian brothers came to Argentine from Sicilia or Calabria.One of them go to Italia again .Her only daughter died in an accident.He suicidied.They work with typewritters. Surnames: lamarca Submitted by: mirta lamarca Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: Samuel August March Married Ella Victoria Dalton. Samuel was from Canada but moved to Iowa, then Minnesota. Children wwere Carl (2) Harry, Bernard, Jean Eleanor and Marion. Surnames: March Submitted by: Traci Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: The Marcon Pietro was born in Venezia - Treviso i think, Italy in 1839 and your wife was Teresa Marcon yours childrens Carolina Marcon, Luigi Marcon and Carlo Marcon. Arrived in Brazil in 27/01/1888 in Ship the France.The Mr.Marcon Pietro was with 49 years old. I waiting your answer asap. Thanks a lot. Surnames: Marcon Submitted by: Roberta Oliveira Marcon Origin of Mar, Meaning of Mar Origin: En mi ?rbol geneal?gico figura Francisco Mar?n casado con Mar?a de la Cruz Sanchez Cort?s, quienes tuvieron como hijo a Pedro Mar?n Sanchez Cort?s. Pedro Mar?n naci? el 27-5-1872 en Caravaca, Nurcia, Espa?a. Se cas? con Encarnaci?n Rodriguez y tuvieron como hijo a Francisco Mar?n Rodriguez. Francisco Naci? el el mismo lugar que su padre el 23-2-???? (no conosco el a?o), ?l fu? mi bisabuelo. Si tienes informaci?n que compartir, por favor no dudes en escribir. Muchas Gracias. Surnames: Mar Submitted by: Javier Marin 11/9/2009 10:49 AM Page 1 of 3

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