Marriott Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Marriott Name Meaning: From the medieval personal name 'Mariot',a pet form of 'Mary','Marie'. Hebrew 'wished-for child'.

Marie was a popular medieval female personal name as this was the name of the mother of Christ. The name as Maria or Mary was introduced into Europe by 'Crusaders' returning from the 'Holy Land' in the 12th century.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Marriott Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Marriott family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 456
Agricultural Labourer 185
Frame Work Knitter 61
House Servant 53
At Home 52
Lace Maker 47
Labourer 45
Dress Maker 44
Farm Labourer 35
Scholar At Home 30
Servant 29
House Keeper 28
Seamer 28
Coal Miner 24
Annuitant 22
General Servant 18
Errand Boy 17
Farmers Son 17
Shoe Maker 15
Tailor 15
Farm Servant 15
Pauper 15
Farmers Wife 14
Blacksmith 13
Carpenter 13

Marriott Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Marriott 100% 46,547
2 Merritt 75% 16,460
3 Merrett 63% 12,054
4 Marriot 88% 2,710
5 Marrett 75% 2,561
6 Morritt 75% 2,543
7 Marrott 88% 1,752
8 Merriott 88% 1,408
9 Marritt 88% 1,092
10 Marratt 75% 1,004
11 Marriett 88% 993
12 Morrett 63% 399
13 Mariott 88% 350
14 Merriett 75% 304
15 Marriatt 88% 235
16 Marriette 78% 174
17 Merrott 75% 153
18 Murrett 63% 148
19 Merratt 63% 109
20 Morriott 88% 106

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The surname Marriott is the most popular version of all its varients

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