Mar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History
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Surname Distribution
Census frequency by county
Name Concentrations Within England and Wales
Cambridgeshire
1
Channel Islands
1
Hertfordshire
1
Hunts and Rutland
0
Kent
4
Lancashire
9
Leicestershire
3
London
5
Northumberland
1
Norfolk
9
Nottinghamshire
2
Somerset
5
Surrey
1
Sussex
1
Staffordshire
4
Warwickshire
1
Westmorland
2
Yorkshire
6
Anglesey
0
Bedfordshire
0
Buckinghamshire
0
Brecknockshire
0
Berkshire
0
Carnarvonshire
0
Cardiganshire
0
Cheshire
0
Carmarthenshire
0
Cornwall
0
Cumberland
0
Derbyshire
0
Denbighshire
0
Devon
0
Dorset
0
Durham
0
Essex
0
Flintshire
0
Glamorgan
0
Gloucestershire
0
Hampshire
0
Herefordshire
0
Isle of Man
0
Lincolnshire
0
Middlesex
0
Merionethshire
0
Montgomeryshire
0
Monmouthshire
0
Northamptonshire
0
Oxfordshire
0
Pembrokeshire
0
Radnorshire
0
Shropshire
0
Suffolk
0
Wiltshire
0
Worcestershire
0
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Mar Surname Statistics
Top Professions for the Mar family
Profession
Census Frequency
Female Servant
5
Labourer
4
Agricultural Labourer
3
Independent
2
Lab
2
Widow
1
Upholsterer
1
Male Servant
1
Sick Nurse
1
Weaver
1
Ag Labourer
1
Journeyman Shoemaker
1
Shoe Maker
1
Most Frequent Forenames for Mar
Mar Surname Variants Ranking
Rank
Surname
Match
Census Frequency
1
Moore
40%
421,922
2
Moor
50%
41,930
3
More
50%
12,596
4
Marr
75%
11,336
5
Muir
50%
8,235
6
Maher
60%
5,993
7
Amor
50%
5,589
8
Mear
75%
4,367
9
Mair
75%
3,998
10
Mare
75%
3,775
11
Moir
50%
3,694
12
Amer
50%
2,872
13
Maria
60%
2,280
14
Mara
75%
2,087
15
Marie
60%
1,283
16
Meer
50%
1,106
17
Meagher
43%
1,075
18
Meir
50%
1,072
19
Meier
40%
858
20
Omer
50%
854
21
Imrie
20%
793
22
Maer
75%
771
23
Meara
60%
766
24
Amour
40%
721
25
Amoore
33%
610
26
Mar
100%
589
27
Meare
60%
566
28
Eamer
40%
526
29
Omara
60%
419
30
Maier
60%
402
31
Mier
50%
332
32
Mere
50%
270
33
Mure
50%
241
34
Moar
75%
234
35
Moare
60%
223
36
Maire
60%
206
37
Omeara
50%
196
38
Meere
40%
183
39
Maur
75%
180
40
Maeer
60%
168
41
Morie
40%
163
42
Amore
40%
135
43
Mora
50%
134
44
Maara
60%
128
45
Emer
50%
127
46
Mour
50%
123
47
Miur
50%
117
48
Moure
40%
107
49
Muer
50%
104
Did you know?
The surname Mar is the
26th most popular variant of Moore.