Mara Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 11
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 2
Dorset 0
Durham 6
Essex 1
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Lancashire 14
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 36
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 2
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 0
Somerset 0
Surrey 1
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 38

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Mara Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Mara family

Profession Census Frequency
Labourer 9
Tailor 4
Independent 4
Hawker 4
Lab 3
Weaver By Power 3
Weaver Cotton 3
Factory Hand 2
Female Servant 2
Private In The Army 2
Nail Maker 1
Dyer 1
Bag Maker 1
Baker J 1
Clerk 1
Man Servant 1
Milliner 1
Servant 1
Soldier 1
Male Servant 1
Bonnet Maker 1
Joiner Journeyman 1
Pupil 1
Stuff Weaver 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Mara

Name Census Frequency
Mary Mara 202
John Mara 162
William Mara 100
James Mara 88
Thomas Mara 86
Margaret Mara 71
Elizabeth Mara 63
Ellen Mara 58
Michael Mara 52
Patrick Mara 48
Catherine Mara 44
Edward Mara 44
Sarah Mara 44
Ann Mara 38
Jane Mara 37
Charles Mara 31
Annie Mara 30
Alice Mara 29
Bridget Mara 28
George Mara 27
Daniel Mara 20
Eliza Mara 20
Emma Mara 20
Julia Mara 20
Richard Mara 19

Mara Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moore 40% 421,922
2 Moor 25% 41,930
3 More 50% 12,596
4 Muir 25% 8,235
5 Amor 25% 5,589
6 Mear 50% 4,367
7 Mair 50% 3,998
8 Mare 75% 3,775
9 Moir 25% 3,694
10 Amer 25% 2,872
11 Maria 80% 2,280
12 Mara 100% 2,087
13 Marie 60% 1,283
14 Meer 25% 1,106
15 Meir 25% 1,072
16 Meier 20% 858
17 Omer 25% 854
18 Imrie 20% 793
19 Maer 50% 771
20 Meara 80% 766
21 Amour 20% 721
22 Amoore 33% 610
23 Mar 75% 589
24 Meare 60% 566
25 Eamer 20% 526
26 Omara 80% 419
27 Maier 40% 402
28 Mier 25% 332
29 Mere 50% 270
30 Mure 50% 241
31 Moar 50% 234
32 Moare 60% 223
33 Maire 60% 206
34 Omeara 67% 196
35 Meere 40% 183
36 Maur 50% 180
37 Maeer 40% 168
38 Morie 40% 163
39 Marra 80% 160
40 Amore 40% 135
41 Mora 75% 134
42 Maara 80% 128
43 Emer 25% 127
44 Mour 25% 123
45 Miur 25% 117
46 Moure 40% 107
47 Muer 25% 104

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The surname Mara is the 12th most popular variant of Moore.

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