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Marks EnglishThis surname is derived either from the name
Mark or from Old English
mearc meaning "border, mark."
Marksman EnglishAn occupational surname indicating a person who was a hunter, especially a skilled one.
Marlborough EnglishFrom the name of the market town and civil parish of Marlborough in Wiltshire, England, derived from the Old English given name
Mǣrla and
beorg meaning "hill, mound".
Marler English (British)The name Marler might be loosely tied to marl, the type of crumbly clay made up of sand, silt, or clay. The name Marler likely means to mine marl, so they were called Marlers.
Marlock German (Archaic)Derived from Middle High German and Middle Low German
mar(e), denoting an evil elf, a creature that sits on one's chest at night, and Middle High German
loc "a lock of hair; hair; mane"... [
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Marmolejo SpanishThis indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Marner English, GermanOccupational name for a sailor from Anglo-Norman French
mariner Middle, High German
marnære "seaman". English variant of
Mariner.
Marohom Filipino, MaranaoFrom an honorific title bestowed upon deceased sultans, derived from Arabic مرحوم
(marhum) meaning "late, deceased".
Marois Norman, Picard, Frenchtopographic name from the Old French words "mareis", "maresc", mareis, marois meaning "marsh" ‘marshy ground’.
Marongiu ItalianFrom Sardinian
marongiu "to hoe, hoeing", from
marra "hoe, digging tool".
Marple EnglishMeans "boundary stream" from Old English maere (boundary), and pyll (stream).
Marquis French, Englishfor someone who behaved like a marquis or an occupational name for a servant in the household of a marquis, from Old Northern French
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Marron SpanishDerived from the French word
marron meaning "chestnut", which now means "brown" in Spanish.
Marrufo Spanishnickname from marrufo a Portuguese word meaning literally 'lay brother' and figuratively 'cunning sly'
Marselli CatalanCatalan family that appears in the feudal list of 1355 with a Francis, lord of Chia.
Marsland EnglishProbably derived from some place named as being a boggy place, from Old English
mersc meaning "marsh" and
land meaning "land". Alternatively, it may be a variant of
Markland.
Marsman DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
marsch, mersch (Southern Dutch
meers), meaning "marsh". In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of
Meersman.
Marsteller GermanOccupational name for a stable boy in or for the supervisor of the stables on a noble estate, from Middle High German mar(c) 'noble horse' stall 'stable' + the agent suffix -er.
Marta Old Celtic (Latinized, Archaic)It is a small animal from the variety of mammals living in Spain and is prized for its skin has great finesse. Also known like Beech Marten (Stone Marten or White Breasted Marten).
Martello ItalianSouthern Italian: nickname for someone with a forceful personality, from Italian
martèllo ‘hammer’ (Late Latin
martellus), or a metonymic occupational name for someone who used a hammer in their work.
Martillo SpanishFrom the Spanish word "martillo" which means hammer. Occupational name for a user or maker of hammers.
Mártir Spanishfrom
mártir "martyr" probably a nickname for someone devoted to the religious cult of a Christian martyr or perhaps one who had played the part of a Christian martyr in a religious play.
Martirano ItalianLikely a habitational surname from a place in Catanzaro province in the Calabria region of Italy.
Martire Italianfrom
martire "martyr" probably a nickname for someone who had played the part of a Christian martyr in a religious play. However there was a Saint Martire and so the surname may be derived from a personal name.
Marttinen FinnishDerived from the given name
Martti and the name suffix
-nen, which is sometimes patronymic. John Morton (1725-1777), Pennsylvania/American politician and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was descended from a Marttinen family whose name had been anglicized as
Morton.
Marugg RomanshDerived from the given name
Maurus, combined with the diminutive suffix
-ugg. Another theory, however, derives this name from Late Latin
maior domus "mayor of a palace" (compare
Meyer 1).
Marulanda Spanishtopographic or habitational name referring to a house named with maru 'Moor' + landa '(large) field prairie'.
Maruno JapaneseFrom Japanese 丸 or 圓
(maru) meaning "round, full" and 野
(no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Maruri BasqueIt indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Maruya JapaneseFrom Japanese 丸 or 圓
(maru) meaning "round, full" and 谷
(ya) meaning "valley".
Marvel EnglishEither (i) from a medieval nickname (often ironic) for someone regarded as a prodigy; or (ii) "person from Merville", the name of two places in northern France ("smaller settlement" and "settlement belonging to a man with a Germanic name beginning with
Meri-, literally 'famous'")... [
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Marwood EnglishFrom the name of two places named
Marwood in England, or a nickname for a person who "casts an evil eye", derived from Norman French
malreward meaning "evil eye, glance".
Marx GermanFrom a short form of the given name
Markus. A famous bearer was Karl Marx (1818-1883), a German philosopher known for his work in socioeconomic theory.
Mary FrenchHabitational name from places in Saône-et-Loire, Seine-et-Marne, and Nièvre, named in Latin as Mariacum meaning "estate of Marius".
Marye EnglishDerived from Old French
marais "a marsh". It may have arisen as a surname from the place name (Le) Marais in Calvados, Normandy.
Marzon SpanishIs a portmanteau of the words mar, meaning sea, and corazon, meaning heart.
Marzouki Arabic (Maghrebi)From the given name
Marzouq (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan). A notable bearer is Moncef Marzouki (1945-), who was the fourth President of Tunisia from 2011 to 2014.
Masai JapaneseFrom 正 (
masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" and 井 (
i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Masaki JapaneseSurname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Masalis Greek (Cypriot)Cypriot surname, often used in rural parts of Cyprus. Died out in Greece, there are no more living people with it anymore.
Masamizu JapaneseFrom Japanese 正 (
masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 水 (
mizu) meaning "water".
Masato JapaneseFrom Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 真 (masa) meaning "real, genuine, true" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation can also form this name... [
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Mascarenhas PortuguesePossibly from the place Mascarenhas in the city Mirandela. Originated by Estêvão Rodrigues, Lord of Mascarenhas.
Masch PolishPossibly a rough translation of marsh, given to people who lived near marshes.
Mascherano ItalianOccupational name for maker of masks, derived from Italian
mascherare meaning "to mask". The Argentine former soccer player Javier Mascherano (1984-) is a famous bearer of this name.
Mase JapaneseFrom Japanese 間
(ma) meaning "among, between" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Mase JapaneseFrom Japanese 真
(ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 瀬
(se) meaning "rapids, current".
Maserati ItalianMost notably the Italian luxury car manufacturer Maserati, founded in Bologna, Italy all the way back in December 1914.
Masey English, Scottish, French, NormanEnglish and Scottish (of Norman origin) and French: habitational name from any of various places in northern France which get their names from the Gallo-Roman personal name
Maccius + the locative suffix
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Mashhadi PersianIndicated a person from the city of Mashhad in Iran, itself derived from Arabic مشهد
(mashhad) meaning "place of martyrdom".
Mashima JapaneseMa can mean "real, genuine, true" or "flax" and shima means "island".
Mashimo JapaneseFrom the Japanese 真 (
ma) "real" and 下 (
shimo or
shita) "down," "bottom."
Mashreque MuslimName for someone who came from the Mashreq region in the Middle East (modern Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq).
Masih Urdu, Indian (Christian), HindiFrom Urdu مسیح
(masih) or Hindi मसीह
(masih) referring to the Christian messiah (Jesus Christ), both ultimately from Arabic مسيح
(masih). This name is common among Pakistani and North Indian Christians.
Masihuddin ArabThe name Masih Uddin combines Masih, meaning “Messiah” (a title for Jesus Christ in Christian and Islamic traditions), and Uddin, meaning “of the faith” or “of the religion.” The name can be understood as “Messiah of the Faith”.
Masing EstonianMasing is an Estonian surname derived from "masin" meaning "machine"; ultimately of German origin.
Maslov Russian, JewishDerived from Russian масло
(maslo) meaning "butter", originally used as an occupational name for someone who worked as a dairyman or sold dairy products.
Masnick UkrainianI believe it is Ukranian. I have been told it was spelled a little different and could be of Russian Jewish origin
Massa ItalianA habitational name from any of the various places named Massa (for example, Massa Lubrense or Massa di Somma, both in the Metropolitan City of Naples, or Massa d’Albe in the Province of L'Aquila), which were all named from the medieval Latin word
massa, meaning ‘holding’ or ‘estate’.
Massara Italian, GreekEither a feminine form of
Massaro or from the equivalent occupational or status name in medieval Greek, (
massaras meaning ‘peasant’ or ‘share cropper’) which is from the word
massaria meaning ‘small farm’.
Massaro ItalianRegional or archaic form of Italian
massaio meaning "tenant farmer, share cropper".
Masse DutchDerived from Middle Dutch
masse "clog; cudgel", this name might have been a metonymic occupational name for someone who wielded a club. In some cases, however, it may also have been a patronymic of
Maas.
Masseter EnglishPerhaps means "brewery worker" (from Middle English
mash "fermentable mixture of hot water and grain" +
rudder "rudder-shaped stirrer").