Mari History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy
Spain

The name is Biblical in origin, coming from the Virgin Mary. The fact that the prefixes "De" and "Di" are often added to it suggest that it could be metronymic, that is, a surname originally derived from the name of the first bearer's mother, and meaning "son of Maria." This is rare in Italian names, generally such names were taken from the name of the father (patronymics). In some cases the children of widows or the illegitimate children of noblemen's mistresses took the mother's name for their surname.

Early Origins of the Mari family

The surname Mari was first found in Genoa (Italian: Genova), and elsewhere throughout Italy. As surnames began to come in to usage in Italy, this name emerged independently in different parts of the peninsula.

Early History of the Mari family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Mari research. Another 146 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1450, 1489, 1503, 1609, 1623, 1654, 1665, 1669 and 1690 are included under the topic Early Mari History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Mari Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maria, De Maria, Demaria, Di Maria, Mari and others.

Early Notables of the Mari family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

Lorenzo Cybo de Mari (c.1450-1503), an Italian Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, was made cardinal in 1489
Francesco di Maria (1623-1690), an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Naples

Mari Ranking

In France, the name Mari is the 2,837^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 1

Mari migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Mari Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Maria Mari, aged 48, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 2
J Mari, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Mari (post 1700) +

Teairra Marí (b. 1987), born Teairra Marí Thomas, an American singer-songwriter, dancer, model and actress
Enzo Mari (1932-2020), noted Italian modernist artist and furniture designer who died from COVID-19
José Mari (b. 1978), born José María Romero Poyón, a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward
Pablo Marí Villar (b. 1993), Spanish professional footballer
Salvador Soler Mari, Spanish actor
Juan Mari Brás (1927-2010), Puerto Rican advocate for Puerto Rican independence from the United States
Mari Paz Vilas Dono (b. 1988), Spanish footballer
Mari Marchbanks, American multiple award winning director and writer, known for Fall to Grace (2005), Arlo and Julie (2014) and Austin Movie Show (2004)
Mari Ostendorf, American professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Washington
Mari Youngblood, born Mary Schreck, American soprano vocalist, wife of Thomas Youngblood

Citations +

http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)