what orgin does the last name 'marron' come from?

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also... where on earth is this name likley to be found now?

Answer 1

Good evening -
Found some info for you:

This surname is of Irish origin being an Anglicized form of the Gaelic O Mearain i.e., 'descendant of Mearan', a personal name from 'mear' meaning 'lovely' or 'quick'. It is most certainly a sept of County Monaghan. Bearers of the name Marren, County Sligo are believed to have been part of the Ulster sept above. Recordings include on Elizabeth Marron, daughter of Eliza and Thomas, who was christened on March 24th at Downpatrick, Co. Down. John, son of Thomas and Catherine Mee Marron, was christened at Carrickmacross, Monaghan, on August 12th 1867. Recordings show that one Mary Marron aged forty, sailed from Liverpool on the 'Henry Clay' on December 26th 1846, together with her two sons Miles (twenty), Thomas (fifteen), and her two daughters Betty (seventeen) and Francis (thirteen). They were famine immigrants into the port of New York. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Katherine Marron, which was dated 1714, christened in St. Peter and St. Kevin's Church, Dublin, during the reign of King George 1, 'The First Hanoverian', 1714 - 1727. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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England51
Great Britain22
France6
Germany5
Italy5

marron

1. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Mearáin ‘descendant of Mearán’, a personal name from a diminutive of mear ‘lively’. This is a Monaghan name. Compare Merry.
2. Spanish (Marrón): derivative of French marron ‘chestnut’, which now means ‘brown’.
3. French: diminutive of Marre, a nickname from Old French marre ‘ram’ (Occitan Marro).

About where on earth is it likely to be found??? LOL... where is it not to be found??? LOL>... in US, PA, NY, CA, many many states, England, Irish, German, couldn't find overall world distribution of it because it's too common!

Hope this gives you some insight... and interesting reading.

Answer 2

Marron is the French word for sweet chestnut

Answer 3

Yes, marron is a chestnut (marrone in Italian) and derives from a Medieval Latin word (XIII c.) of Alpine peoples: 'Marra' that means "great stone". Marra = Màhr-rah. Ciao

Answer 4

Marron Name Meaning