MARS, MARRS 1. English: habitation name from "Marr" in W. Yorkshire, which is of uncertain etymology. It may have been named with Old Norse "marr", a rare word used normally of the sea, but perhaps also of a marsh or fen, as reflected in modern forms. 2. Scots.: habitation name from "Mar" in the former county of Aberdeens, the etymology of which is equally uncertain, and possibly identical with that of 1. Source: A Dictionary of Surnames by Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges. or: MARS, MARRS (Scot., Eng.) One who came from the parish of Mar (a tribal name), in Aberdeenshire; or from Marr (marsh), in Yorkshire; dweller at, or near, a marsh. Source: New Dictionary of American Family Names by E.C. Smith. Barbara [email protected] wrote: > Who knows where this name originated and what its meaning is/was. > I lived in Santa Cruz and ran into two people that lived there within a 3 > year span and neither was related(as far as they knew) > JohnJohnston > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp