Maris Surname
Approximately 22,784 people bear this surname
Maris Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the marsh' (which see), from residence thereby. We naturally find this surname in the Fen country, the Frenchmantis, a marsh. But v. also Marison.
John de Mareys, Cambridgeshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameMaris Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 6,573 | 1:3,055 | 406 |
| United States | 2,461 | 1:147,281 | 15,200 |
| Belgium | 1,985 | 1:5,792 | 704 |
| Indonesia | 1,810 | 1:73,066 | 7,850 |
| Greece | 1,476 | 1:7,507 | 895 |
| Netherlands | 1,257 | 1:13,435 | 1,969 |
| France | 1,248 | 1:53,223 | 7,002 |
| Iraq | 1,158 | 1:30,243 | 1,469 |
| Philippines | 716 | 1:141,394 | 23,840 |
| Papua New Guinea | 671 | 1:12,152 | 1,113 |
| England | 508 | 1:109,681 | 11,357 |
| Brazil | 370 | 1:578,579 | 21,586 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Spain | 257 | 1:181,915 | 12,797 |
| Canada | 172 | 1:214,219 | 20,702 |
| Paraguay | 162 | 1:44,671 | 1,341 |
| Australia | 150 | 1:179,971 | 18,195 |
| Argentina | 145 | 1:294,782 | 23,564 |
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| Germany | 119 | 1:676,516 | 52,308 |
| Italy | 117 | 1:522,707 | 51,899 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Malaysia | 89 | 1:331,396 | 17,819 |
| Russia | 85 | 1:1,695,565 | 111,577 |
| Mexico | 68 | 1:1,825,385 | 17,952 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Hungary | 50 | 1:196,326 | 16,661 |
| Latvia | 45 | 1:45,557 | 6,925 |
| Finland | 41 | 1:134,066 | 12,676 |
| Moldova | 38 | 1:93,720 | 11,459 |
| DR Congo | 34 | 1:2,172,929 | 106,971 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 13 | 1:459,435 | 35,797 |
| Taiwan | 13 | 1:1,803,442 | 11,840 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Yemen | 9 | 1:2,936,144 | 15,216 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 182 | 1:133,931 | 12,317 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 631 | 1:79,586 | 8,390 |
The alternate forms: Mariş (1,215), Mariș (750), Máris (34), Mariš (6) & Máriš (5) are calculated separately.
Maris (37,574) may also be a first name.
Maris Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the marsh' (which see), from residence thereby. We naturally find this surname in the Fen country, the Frenchmantis, a marsh. But v. also Marison.
John de Mareys, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William du Mareys, Suffolk ibid.
William du Mareys, Suffolk, ibid.
1745. Married — Henry Lane and Elizabeth Marriss: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
1786. Married — William Marriss and Jane Ticklepenny: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mary.' Mariot the diminutive was almost universal.
Mary being rare; v. Marriott. Maris might seem to be one of the many early forms of Marsh (which see), but it seems more natural to place it here. However, v. Marriss.
Hugh fil. Mary, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William fil. Marie, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Henry fil. Marie, Devon, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1621. Jasper Maries, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1806. Married — Isaac Fitch and Maria Maris: St. George, Hanover Square.
French marais, a marsh.
Ivo, Drogo, Gilbert, Robert de Maris, and the lordship of Maris, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William de Mareis, Engl. c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).
From the French, Mariess, Maris; a personal name.
Maris Demographics
Average Maris Salary in
United States
$45,712 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maris Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maris Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Maris (Arabic: المريس, Georgian: მარის, Hindi: मारिस, Marathi: मारीस, Oriya: ମାରିସ, Russian: Марис) is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Mariş, Mariș, Máris, Mariš or Máriš. For other possible spellings of Maris click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Maris? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 23,772nd most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 319,854 people. The surname Maris occurs predominantly in Europe, where 61 percent of Maris live; 30 percent live in Eastern Europe and 29 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 23,409th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 37,574 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 6,573 people, or 1 in 3,055. In Romania it is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 20 percent live, Maramureș County, where 19 percent live and Arad County, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Romania it occurs in 99 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.
Maris Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Maris has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maris last name expanded 390 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 279 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 267 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 200 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Maris Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (67%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Maris are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Maris earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 137.92% more than the national average, earning R 565,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 28.61% less than the national average, earning $16,207,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $45,712 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.27% more than the national average, earning $53,296 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maris Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maris in the Georgian language | ||
| მარის | maris | - |
| Maris in the Marathi language | ||
| मारीस | marisa | 74.29 |
| मािरस | mairasa | 14.29 |
| मरीस | marisa | 8.57 |
| मरीसुसाय | marisusaya | 2.86 |
| Maris in the Oriya language | ||
| ମାରିସ | marisa | 64.29 |
| ମରିସ | marisa | 19.05 |
| ମାରୀସ | marisa | 8.33 |
| ମାରିସ୍ | maris | 1.19 |
| ମରୀସ | marisa | 1.19 |
| ମରିଶ | marisa | 1.19 |
| େମାରିସ୍ | emaris | 1.19 |
| ମାରିଷ | marisa | 1.19 |
| Maris in the Hindi language | ||
| मारिस | marisa | 63.16 |
| मारीस | marisa | 10.53 |
| मरिस | marisa | 10.53 |
| माऋस | ma'rsa | 5.26 |
| मरीस् | maris | 5.26 |
| मारीशा | marisa | 5.26 |
| Maris in the Russian language | ||
| Марис | maris | - |
| Maris in the Arabic language | ||
| المريس | almrys | - |
| ماريُس | maryus | - |
| ماريس | marys | - |
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