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 692
Agricultural Labourer 182
Labourer 52
Dress Maker 50
House Servant 44
Lace Maker 41
Frame Work Knitter 39
Coal Miner 33
Shoe Maker 26
Servant 26
Laundress 22
Blacksmith 19
General Servant 19
House Keeper 19
Tailor 19
Ag Labourer 18
Farmer 17
Carter 15
Groom 14
House Maid 12
Milliner 12
Carpenter 12
Butcher 11
Seamer 11
Baker 11

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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