Home   |   Customer Service   |   Site Map   |   Surname Search   |   How To Buy

Shopping Cart
0 Items
100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE - no headaches!
Share |
Decrease Font Size Text Increase Font Size
An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

Where did the French Mars family come from? What is the French Mars family crest and coat of arms? When did the Mars family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Mars family history?

The Mars surname comes from the Old French word "marre," meaning "a ram."

 More

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marre, Marres, Mar, La Marre, La Mare, La Marres, La Mares, La Mar, Maur, Maure, Maures, Maurre, Maurres, More, Mores, Morre, Mars, Maurs, Moure, Mourre, Merre, Mer, Mere and many more.

First found in Burgundy, where this important family held a family seat since ancient times.


 More

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mars research. Another 375 words(27 lines of text) covering the years 1585, 1610, 1629, 1637, 1653, 1660, 1674, 1680, 1712, and 1738 are included under the topic Early Mars History in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

More information is included under the topic Early Mars Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

 More

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mars Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Thomas Des Mars, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719
  • Jan De Mars, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1742

Mars Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Marie Mars, aged 23, arrived in New York, NY in 1847
  • Fried Hese Mars, aged 29, landed in New York, NY in 1847
  • Hortenze Mars, aged 14, landed in New York, NY in 1847
  • George Mars, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1877
  • James Mars, who arrived in Arkansas in 1888

 More

  • Kenneth Mars (1936-2011), American television, movie and voice actor
  • Chris Mars (b. 1961), American artist and musician
  • Forrest Edward Mars Sr. (1904-1999), American businessman best known for inventing M&M's and the Mars bar
  • Alastair Campbell Gillespie Mars (1915-1985), Royal Navy World War II submarine commander


 More

Popular Family Crest Products
 
Mars Armorial History With Coat of Arms
Mars Coat of Arms & Surname History Package
Mars Family Crest Image (jpg) Heritage Series
Mars Coat of Arms/Family Crest Key-chain
Mars Coat of Arms/Family Crest Coffee Mug
Mars Armorial History with Frame
Mars Framed Surname History and Coat of Arms
More Family Crest Products
 More

 More

  1. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  2. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  3. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
  4. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  5. Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  6. Rupp, Daniel L. A Collection of Upwards of Thirty Thousand Names of German, Swiss, Dutch, French and Other Immigrants to Pennsylvania from 1727 to 1776. Baltimore. Print.
  7. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
  8. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  9. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  10. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  11. ...

The Mars Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Mars Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 15 February 2011 at 13:59.

©2000-2012 Swyrich Corporation. See Terms of Use for details.
houseofnames.com is an internet property owned by Swyrich Corporation.


Tools



100% SATISFACTION GUARANTEE - no headaches!