What is the origin or ethnicity of the last name Mara?

Answer 1

With such simplicity of the surname Mara, there are a wide range of origins around the world for the surname Mara.The surname Mara could be of Irish, Italian, Romanian, French, Portuguese/Brazilian, Spanish, Russian, Hungarian, and many more. Their origins are listed below.

1. Irish: Of Irish origin, a shortened form of O'Mara, anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meadhra, derived from meadhair "mirth". For more information, see related links below.

2. English (Lancashire, London)

..1. (English, Hebrew) From the biblical female name Mara.

..2. (English, Latin) From personal female name Maria.

..3. (English, French Huguenot) Variants include Maro, Marat, Marot, French surnames, perhaps of Latin origin, maybe a place name, unexplained.

3. Hungarian: Pet form of the name Márkus (Marcus), or Márton (Martin). For more information, see related links below.

4. Czech: Pet form of the name Marek or Martin. For more information, see related links below.

5. Italian (Sardinia, Varese, Teramo): The surname Mara is of Italian origin, found mostly in the island Sardinia, and province Varese and Teramo of Italy. In Sardinia, most likely a place name called Mara, from province Sassari. Variants include De Mara, Demara. The meaning of the name Mara could derived from marra (heap of stones), or Latin marra (hoe). The Mara of Northern Italy particularly province Varese seems to be of different origin, variants include Maro, Mera, Mari, perhaps it derived from the name Ademaro, Adimaro, or perhaps from name Mario, Maria, or Amari. The surname Mara from Teramo could be of same derivative as the Mara of Varese, or perhaps a variant of Marra, a common southern Italian surname.

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6. German: The surname Mara is also found in Germany, perhaps from biblical female name Mara, meaning "bitter", or from personal female name Maria, of Latin origin.

7. Austrian: Particularly found in Voitsberg, of unexplained origin.

8. Romanian: Of Romanian origin, perhaps from a village called Mara in Deseşti Commune, perhaps a river called Mara River, or perhaps from a personal female name Maria, of Latin origin. Variants include Mera, Maria.

9. Brazilian (Portuguese?): Of uncertained origin. Perhap it is of Portuguese origin, derived from Latin: marra, meaning "hoe", or perhaps from personal name Maria, of Latin origin.

10. Spanish (Aragon): Mostly found in Aragon, perhaps it derives from Latin: marra, meaning "hoe". Another possibility is that it could derive from Mera, a common Galician surname, or perhaps it could derived from Hebrew Mara, or Latin Maria.

11. Greek: of Uncertained origin. Perhaps derived from Latin: Marra (hoe), or from personal Latin name Maria.

12. Indian: from Sanskrit, meaning "Destroyer".

13. Russian: Origin Unexplained. Perhaps from Latin: Maria.

14. Latvian: Origin Unexplained. Perhaps from Mara, the goddess. Variants include Maara.

15. Other origins include Philippines, Arabic, African, Serbian, Southeast Asian, Armenian and others. With not enough information, their origin is unexplained.

Depending on what ethnic group or country you are from, your origin could be one of the origins listed above.