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Marinac Croatian
From marinac, meaning "marine".
Marinaro Italian
Occupational name for a sailor from marinaro (from Late Latin marinus derived from mare "sea").
Marinas Romanian
Derived from the given name Marin.
Marinelli Italian
Means “son of Marino”.
Mariner English, Catalan
Occupational name from Middle English mariner "sailor seaman boatman" (Anglo-Norman French mariner Old French marinier marnier merinier) Catalan mariner (from Late Latin marinarius a derivative of marinus "marine").
Marinescu Romanian
Means "son of Marin".
Marinetti Italian
Variant of Marino. A famous bearer of this surname is Italian poet Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876-1944), considered to be the founder of Futurism.
Mariñez Spanish
Means "son of Marino" in Spanish.
Marinho Portuguese
From the given name Marinho
Marinkovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Marinko".
Mariño Galician
It indicates familial origin within either of 4 neighborhoods: Mariño in the parish of Marei in the municipality of Corgo, Mariño in the parish of Santaia de Rairiz in the municipality of Santiso, O Mariño in the parish of Taboexa in the municipality of As Neves, or O Mariño in the parish of Goiáns in the municipality of Porto do Son.
Marinuchi Russian
Spelling variation oF "Marinucci"
Mario Italian
There's a popular character named Mario, and his brother, Luigi. Together; they're the Super Mario Bros. They've been very popular since the 80's and came out with the greatest games throughout the 90's, 00's, 10's, and 20's.
Marioglou Greek
Means "son of Marios" in Greek.
Marioni Italian
Derived from the given name Mario.
Maripan Spanish (Latin American)
Meaning unknown, mostly used in Chile.
Maripuu Estonian
Maripuu is an Estonian surname meaning "berry tree".
Mariquit Tagalog
From Tagalog marikit meaning "beautiful, pretty".
Marison English (Rare)
Means “son of Mary”.
Mariychak Ukrainian
Probably from the name Mariya.
Marjamäe Estonian
Marjamäe is an Estonian surname meaning "berry hill/mountain."
Marji Arabic
From Arabic مرج (marj) meaning "meadow".
Marjoribanks Scottish
Reputedly from the name of a Scottish estate (Ratho-Marjoribankis) bestowed on Robert the Bruce's daughter Marjorie on her marriage in 1316... [more]
Mark English, German, Dutch
Topographic name for someone who lived on a boundary between two districts, from Old High German marka "border, boundary, march". The German term also denotes an area of fenced-off land (see Marker) and, like the English word, is embodied in various place names which have given rise to habitational names.
Markaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Mark" in Albanian.
Markarian Armenian
Alternate transcription of Margaryan.
Markaryan Armenian
Alternate transcription of Armenian Մարգարյան (see Margaryan).
Markelj Slovene
From the given name Markelj.
Markell German (Americanized), Slovene (Americanized)
Americanized form of German Markl and Slovenian Markelj.
Markell English
Habitational name from various locations in England containing the Old English element mearc (from Old Germanic markō) meaning "border, boundary".
Marker German
Status name for someone who lived on an area of land that was marked off from the village land or woodland, Middle High German merkære.
Markes English
Variant spelling of Marks.
Market English
One who lived by a market.
Markgraf German, Dutch
status name from Middle High German marcgrāve "margrave" (which is a title derived from marc "boundary" and grāve "royal judge")... [more]
Markham English
English name from a place in Nottinghamshire, named in Old English as 'homestead at a (district) boundary', from mearc 'boundary' + ham 'homestead'. English surname used as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó Marcacháin 'descendant of Marcachán', a diminutive of Marcach (see Markey).
Markianov Russian
Russian form of Markiyanov.
Markin Russian
Means "son of Mark".
Markina f Russian
Feminine form of Markin.
Markina Basque
From the town of Markina in the Basque county of Spain.
Markl German
From a pet form of given names containing the element markō "boundary, border", such as Markolf and Markward.
Markland English
From Old English mearc meaning "boundary" and lanu meaning "lane", it is a habitational name from a place in the town of Wigan in Greater Manchester, England. It can also be a topographic name for someone who lived by a stretch of border or boundary land, or a status name for someone who held land with an annual value of one mark.
Markley English
From Old English mearc meaning "border, mark" combined with leah meaning "clearing, grove."
Marklund Swedish
Combination of Swedish mark "ground, field" and lund "grove".
Markopoulos Greek
Means "son of Markos".
Markoras Greek
The Greek version of the Italian surname Marcoran.
Markos Greek
From the given name Markos.
Markoska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Markoski.
Markoski m Macedonian
Means "son of Marko".
Markossian Armenian
Probably derived from the given name Mark.
Markosyan Armenian
Means "son of Markos".
Markou Greek
Means "son of Markos".
Markovina Croatian
Derived from the forename Marko.
Markovnikov Russian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Markov.
Markovska f Macedonian
Feminine form of Markovski.
Markovski m Macedonian
Means "son of Marko".
Marks English
This surname is derived either from the name Mark or from Old English mearc meaning "border, mark."
Marksman English
An occupational surname indicating a person who was a hunter, especially a skilled one.
Markson English
This surname means "son of Mark."
Marku Albanian
Derived from the given name Mark.
Markūnas Lithuanian
patronymic from the personal name Markus, a pet form of Mark.
Márkus Hungarian
From the given name Márkus.
Markússdóttir Icelandic
Means "daughter of Markús" in Icelandic.
Markússon Icelandic
Means "son of Markús" in Icelandic.
Marlborough English
From 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"... [more]
Marmion English, French, Irish
1. English (of Norman origin) and French: nickname from old French marmion “monkey”, “brat”. ... [more]
Marmolejo Spanish
This indicates familial origin within the eponymous Andalusian municipality.
Marner English, German
Occupational name for a sailor from Anglo-Norman French mariner Middle, High German marnære "seaman". English variant of Mariner.
Marnissi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown.
Marno Northern Irish (?)
My great grandmother's maiden name, born in Belfast, Ireland and lived in Ayr, Scotland
Marochkin m Russian
Maybe derived from a diminutive of Marya.
Marohom Filipino, Maranao
From an honorific title bestowed upon deceased sultans, derived from Arabic مرحوم (marhum) meaning "late, deceased".
Marois Norman, Picard, French
topographic name from the Old French words "mareis", "maresc", mareis, marois meaning "marsh" ‘marshy ground’.
Maron Romansh
Derived from a diminutive of the given name Maurus.
Maron English (American)
Americanized form of Maroń.
Maroń Polish
Derived from either the given name Marek or Martin.
Marongiu Italian
From Sardinian marongiu "to hoe, hoeing", from marra "hoe, digging tool".
Maroof Arabic, Urdu
From the given name Maruf.
Marotzke German
Germanized form of Polish Marocki, itself derived from the personal given name Marcin, the Polish form of Martin.
Marouani Arabic (Maghrebi)
From the given name Marwan.
Marouf Arabic
From the given name Maruf.
Marple English
Means "boundary stream" from Old English maere (boundary), and pyll (stream).
Marquant Picard
Picard form of Marchand.
Marquez Spanish
Unaccented variant of Márquez.
Marquillero Filipino
Possibly from Spanish marquillero meaning "materialistic".
Marquis French, English
for someone who behaved like a marquis or an occupational name for a servant in the household of a marquis, from Old Northern French marquis... [more]
Marrakchi Arabic (Maghrebi)
Habitational name for someone originally from the city of Marrakesh in Morocco.
Marrero Italian, Spanish
Maker of spades or hoes. Marra spade
Marriott English, French
Derived from Mary.
Marris English
Variant of Mares.
Marron Spanish
Derived from the French word marron meaning "chestnut", which now means "brown" in Spanish.
Marroquín Spanish (Latin American)
Ethnic Name For Someone From Morocco. This Surname Is Most Common In Central America.
Marroquin Spanish
Spanish or Portuguese
Marrufo Spanish
nickname from marrufo a Portuguese word meaning literally 'lay brother' and figuratively 'cunning sly'
Mars English
From the given name Mars
Marschall Germanic
Meanting Horse Servant
Marschall German, English
occupational name for a man in the service of a member of the nobility originally one who looked after the horses derived from Middle High German marschalc from Latin mariscalcus, ultimately from Old High German marah "horse" and scalc "servant"... [more]
Marselli Catalan
Catalan family that appears in the feudal list of 1355 with a Francis, lord of Chia.
Marsher English
Likely from “marsh”.
Marsland English
Probably 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 Dutch
Derived from Middle Dutch marsch, mersch (Southern Dutch meers), meaning "marsh". In some cases, however, it can also be a variant of Meersman.
Marsteller German
Occupational 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.
Marsz Polish
Polish cognate of Mars.
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).
Martain German (Rare)
Possibly a Germanized form of Dutch Martijn.
Marte Spanish, Italian
From the given name Marte 2.
Martelle English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese
English and German: from a medieval personal name, a pet form of Martin or Marta.... [more]
Martello Italian
Southern 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.
Martes Spanish
Pet form of Marte.
Marti Italian (Swiss), German (Swiss), Romansh
Derived from the given name Martin.
Martial French
Derived from the given name Martial.
Martignetti Italian
Patronymic derived from Martignetto, itself a pet form of Martino.
Martillo Spanish
From the Spanish word "martillo" which means hammer. Occupational name for a user or maker of hammers.
Martin Irish
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Mhartain
Martinaj Albanian
Means "descendant of Martin" in Albanian.
Martinas Romanian
Derived from the given name Martin.
Martinčević Croatian
Patronymic, means son of Martin.
Martineau French
Diminutive of Martin.
Martines Portuguese
Means "Son of Martin." Portuguese form of Martínez.
Martinet French
From a diminutive of the given name Martin.
Martinho Portuguese
From the given name Martinho
Martinić Croatian
Means "son of Martin".
Martinien Spanish (Latin American)
A rare Latin American form of Martinez or Martin, meaning "Warring" or "At war"
Martinique French, Antillean Creole, French (Caribbean)
From the French department named Martinique.
Martinis Greek, Italian
Greek form of Martini. Also used in Italy.
Martinos Greek
Derived from the given name Martinos which is Martin in English.
Martinovich Russian
Means "Son of Martin".
Mártir Spanish
from 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 Italian
Likely a habitational surname from a place in Catanzaro province in the Calabria region of Italy.
Martire Italian
from 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.
Martowicz Polish
Derived from the given name Marta
Marttinen Finnish
Derived 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.
Martynenko Ukrainian
Patronymic derived from the given name Martyn.
Martyniuk Polish
Polish patronymic from the name Martyn
Maru Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).
Maruf Arabic, Bengali
Derived from the given name Maruf.
Marugg Romansh
Derived 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).
Marui Japanese
"Round well".
Marulanda Spanish
topographic or habitational name referring to a house named with maru 'Moor' + landa '(large) field prairie'.
Maruno Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Maruri Basque
It indicates familial origin within the eponymous municipality.
Marušič Slovene
Slovene form of Marušić.
Maruya Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Maruyama Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Marvel English
Either (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'")... [more]
Marwaha Indian, Punjabi
From a place called Marwah in Jammu and Kashmir, India, meaning uncertain.
Marwood English
From 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 German
From 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 French
Habitational name from places in Saône-et-Loire, Seine-et-Marne, and Nièvre, named in Latin as Mariacum meaning "estate of Marius".
Marye English
Derived from Old French marais "a marsh". It may have arisen as a surname from the place name (Le) Marais in Calvados, Normandy.
Marynowicz Polish
Possibly meaning "son of Mary" or "son of Marius".
März German
März means 'March' in German.
Marziale Italian, Corsican
From the given name Marziale
Marzon Spanish
Is a portmanteau of the words mar, meaning sea, and corazon, meaning heart.
Marzouk Arabic
From the given name Marzouq.
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.
Marzouq Arabic
From the given name Marzouq.
Masaaji Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).
Masaami Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).
Masai Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".
Masaki Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".
Masaki Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Masaki Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
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 Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Masamoto Japanese (Rare)
Masa means "proper, right" and moto meabs "source, root, origin".
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