Given name & surname
Marris
“woman of the sea”
Marris is a variant of Marissa. One Latin interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marris is a variant of Marissa. One Latin interpretation is “woman of the sea.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marris is a variant of Marissa. An origin associated with Marissa is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marris through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 68
- 62 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 1940
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 138 as a first name in 2020; 1,323 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marris’s family of names
Marris has a related form in Marissa. In Greek usage, Marris as a surname is a transliteration of Μαρρής.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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