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Maras Name Meaning

Polish (also Marasz), Czech, and Slovak: from a derivative of the personal names Marek or Martin. Czech (Máras): from the name for a man who was the son or husband of a woman called Márí, Czech form of Maria. Croatian: from a pet form of any of several personal name beginning with Mar-, e.g. Marijan, Marin, Marko. Polish: topographic name from Polish dialect maras ‘marsh’. Greek: nickname from Albanian marrë ‘crazy’, ‘wild’, ‘strong’. This element is also found as part of composite names such as Maragiannis ‘crazy John’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Marak, Mares, Karas, Mara, Matas, Mars, Kara, Marko, Taras, Maris

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Maras Family Origin

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You can see how Maras families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Maras family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Maras families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 7 Maras families living in Yorkshire. This was about 54% of all the recorded Maras's in the UK. Yorkshire had the highest population of Maras families in 1891.
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Maras Family Occupations

What did your Maras ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Corporation Dustman Heavy Worker and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the UK named Maras. 17% of Maras men worked as a Corporation Dustman Heavy Worker and 40% of Maras women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Maras were Iron Sheet Heavy Worker and Domestic Servant Paid

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Top Male Occupations in 1939

  • Corporation Dustman Heavy Worker
    17%
  • Driver Power Station
    17%
  • Guilder Picture G
    17%
  • Iron Sheet Heavy Worker
    17%

Top Female Occupations in 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    40%
  • Barmaid
    20%
  • Confidential Clerk To Wholesale retail Food Firm (re
    20%
  • Domestic Servant Paid
    20%

*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Maras Historical Records

What Maras family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Maras. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Maras census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Maras. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 841 military records available for the last name Maras. For the veterans among your Maras ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Maras Life Expectancy

What is the average Maras lifespan?

Between 1954 and 2004, in the United States, Maras life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Maras in 1954 was 50, and 89 in 2004.

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