Marrow Surname

78,834th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Marrow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the moor-row,' i.e. the cottages on the moor. Row is a common suffix to early local surnames. Anglo-Saxon raw, a row (Skeat); compare Towndrow. Lower says that Morrow is a corruption of Mac Murrough.

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Marrow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3881:82,6029,383
England8241:67,6197,828
Australia4431:60,9387,370
Tanzania3231:163,90614,587
South Africa581:934,09859,404
Canada391:944,75971,777
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Israel141:611,26042,949
Wales111:281,32115,850
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:53,3724,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4311:56,5556,700
Wales211:74,6863,520
Scotland161:233,9518,207
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4261:35,2164,185

Marrow (85) may also be a first name.

Marrow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the moor-row,' i.e. the cottages on the moor. Row is a common suffix to early local surnames. Anglo-Saxon raw, a row (Skeat); compare Towndrow. Lower says that Morrow is a corruption of Mac Murrough. This may be true in certain cases, but there is undoubtedly an English surname Morrow also which has to be explained. Neither must it be forgotten that there is a hamlet Morrowe in the parish of Wisbeach, Cumberland.

Willelmus de Morerawe, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Marowe, 1379: ibid.

William Marrow, of Leighton Wood, 1591: Wills at Chester.

1567. Married — Umphrey Marrowe and Ellyn Todd: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Companion, Mate, Lover [Middle English marwe] (Celtic) for Morrow, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A known corruption of Mac Murrough.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A corruption of Mac Murrough; etymologically connected with the name Murray. The Murrays appear to have settled in the twelfth century in the province of Murref, Moray, or Moravia, comprehending the modem counties of Murray or Elgin, and parts of Inverness and Banff.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Marrow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Marrow Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Marrow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marrow? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marrow is the 78,834th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,176,359 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Marrow reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 85 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 4,388 people, or 1 in 82,602. In The United States Marrow is most common in: North Carolina, where 13 percent are found, Virginia, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Marrow is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Marrow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Marrow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Marrow surname increased 308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marrow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Marrow last name is predominantly Presbyterian (35%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Marrow surname are 4.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Marrow earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 303.61% more than the national average, earning R 959,136 per year; in United States they earn 7.41% less than the national average, earning $39,951 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.88% more than the national average, earning $57,572 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marrowe921/
Marow9157/
Morrow8399,074/
Marowa836,804/
Merrow831,742/
Marowe8345/
Mearow8335/
Mahrow8322/
Marrof8318/
Marraw837/
Marrov835/
Marowf834/
Maurow833/
Maroow832/
Mairow831/
Marouw831/
Marows830/
Marrouf77133/
Mahrrof777/
Mairowa775/
Morrowe773/
Morroww773/
Morrowa773/
Marroof773/
Morrrow772/
Maarrof771/
Marowth771/
Moorrow771/
Marowch771/
Marrawe771/
Mahrows771/
Marroff770/
Marov738,747/
Marof732,326/
Merow73217/
Morow73178/
Marob7398/
Maraw7351/
Maruw735/
Maharowe717/
Marabowa712/
Maharrov711/
Marubowa711/
Marrhoub711/
Meerrowf711/
Marouf6734,785/
Maroof6726,061/
Marova673,451/
Maarof672,798/
Morowa67968/
Mairov67338/
Maerov67320/
Marovt67302/
Maroub67149/
Ma'rof67138/
Maroef6792/
Meirow6787/
Marhov6785/
Masrof6774/
Mayrov6768/
Maurov6760/
Matrov6760/
Marawz6760/
Morgow6748/
Mehrow6748/
Maroff6742/
Margov6732/
Morowe6732/
Mahrov6728/
Mahrof6728/
Matraw6726/
Marzov6724/
Marawe6723/
Meerow6722/
Moorow6715/
Maroev6714/
Maerof6714/
Meyrow6712/
Marruf6710/
Mairof679/
Maruof678/
Maarov676/
Mourow676/
Maroob676/
Marhob675/
Maruwf674/
Morraw673/
Maroov673/
Marotf673/
Mosrow673/
Moroow673/
Marraf673/
Maurof673/
Merrov672/
Maharrova672/
Marauw672/
Morrob672/
Maroph672/
Masrov671/
Marzof671/
Marzuw671/
Marguw671/
Marohf671/
Marosv671/
Marouv671/
Marovs671/
Maraaw671/
Morrowová671/
Morzow671/
Motrow671/
Moirow671/
Ğmarov671/
Mairuw671/
Marrab671/
Marofe671/
Marzaw671/
Marawf671/
Mairob671/
Mayrob671/
Marhaw671/
Marhof671/
Margof670/
Meroow670/
Moerow670/
Morrof670/

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