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UK surname

Marriot

A surname derived from the French "marriage," referring to a person with a married status.

In the 1881 census there were 516 people recorded with the Marriot surname, ranking it #6,607 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 170, ranked #21,801, down from #6,607 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Great Horwood, Lambeth and Nottingham St Mary. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Birmingham, North East Derbyshire and Northampton.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Marriot is 516 in 1881. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 67.1%.

1881 census count

516

Ranked #6,607

Modern count

170

2016, ranked #21,801

Peak year

1881

516 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Marriot had 516 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,607 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 170 in 2016, ranked #21,801.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 516 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Ageing Communities.

Marriot surname distribution map

The map shows where the Marriot surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Marriot surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Marriot over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 427 #5,726
1861 historical 361 #7,076
1881 historical 516 #6,607
1891 historical 345 #9,944
1901 historical 335 #10,782
1911 historical 208 #14,594
1997 modern 210 #17,104
1998 modern 189 #18,737
1999 modern 174 #19,870
2000 modern 153 #21,520
2001 modern 150 #21,482
2002 modern 148 #22,087
2003 modern 140 #22,634
2004 modern 143 #22,471
2005 modern 151 #21,667
2006 modern 143 #22,619
2007 modern 158 #21,464
2008 modern 154 #22,034
2009 modern 172 #20,950
2010 modern 188 #20,235
2011 modern 183 #20,425
2012 modern 167 #21,598
2013 modern 183 #20,722
2014 modern 175 #21,477
2015 modern 171 #21,729
2016 modern 170 #21,801

Geography

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Where Marriots are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Great Horwood, Lambeth, Nottingham St Mary, Tilbrook and Sheffield. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Birmingham, North East Derbyshire, Northampton, Mansfield and Manchester. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Great Horwood Buckinghamshire
2 Lambeth London (South Districts)
3 Nottingham St Mary Nottinghamshire
4 Tilbrook Huntingdonshire
5 Sheffield Yorkshire, West Riding

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Birmingham 095 Birmingham
2 North East Derbyshire 010 North East Derbyshire
3 Northampton 029 Northampton
4 Mansfield 008 Mansfield
5 Manchester 029 Manchester

Forenames

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First names often paired with Marriot

These lists show first names that appear often with the Marriot surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Marriot

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Marriot, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Ageing Communities

Nationally, the Marriot surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Ageing Communities, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Marriot household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Many residents are of normal retirement age or above and live in communal establishments, and there are few dependent children. The dominant property type is a mix of retirement flats and detached houses. Those in work are likely to be employed in managerial and professional occupations, and many residents are educated to degree level. Levels of owner occupation are high, but the private rental sector is also present. Rural locations predominate.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Marriot is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Marriot is most concentrated in decile 10 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Marriot falls in decile 4 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Marriot is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Marriot, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Marriot

The surname Marriot is of English origin and is believed to have emerged in the late 12th or early 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "mari" meaning husband and "ot" which was a diminutive suffix, essentially meaning "little husband." The name likely referred to a small or diminutive person, perhaps with characteristics associated with being a husband or married man.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Marriot surname dates back to the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273, where a William Marioth is mentioned in Oxfordshire. Other early references include Adam Mayheu in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1195 and Robert Mariot in the Curia Regis Rolls of Northamptonshire in 1208.

The Marriot surname has been associated with various place names over the centuries, including Marriott in Worcestershire and Mariot Fee in Northumberland. These place names likely originated from individuals bearing the Marriot surname residing in those areas.

Notable individuals with the Marriot surname include John Marriott (1577-1657), an English merchant and politician who served as an alderman and Sheriff of London. Another prominent figure was Sir James Marriott (1667-1738), a British judge and politician who served as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench from 1726 to 1738.

In the literary realm, Charles Marriott (1869-1936) was a renowned English author and journalist who wrote several novels and works of non-fiction. William Marriott (1885-1962) was a British actor and screenwriter who appeared in numerous films during the early 20th century.

Additionally, the Marriott family name is closely tied to the Marriott International hotel chain, founded by John Willard Marriott (1900-1985) and his wife Alice Sheets Marriott (1907-2000). The company has grown to become one of the largest hotel chains in the world, with properties in over 130 countries.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Marriot families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Marriot surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Yorkshire leads with 75 Marriots recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.50x.

County Total Index
Yorkshire 75 1.50x
Nottinghamshire 54 7.96x
Lancashire 41 0.69x
Leicestershire 40 7.17x
Derbyshire 35 4.44x
Middlesex 34 0.68x
Surrey 19 0.77x
Lincolnshire 18 2.24x
Cheshire 15 1.35x
Durham 15 1.00x
Bedfordshire 14 5.37x
Staffordshire 14 0.82x
Essex 13 1.31x
Northamptonshire 13 2.75x
Huntingdonshire 10 10.01x
Northumberland 10 1.34x
Shropshire 10 2.30x
Warwickshire 10 0.79x
Buckinghamshire 9 2.96x
Hertfordshire 9 2.59x
Norfolk 7 0.90x
Oxfordshire 7 2.25x
Worcestershire 7 1.06x
Cambridgeshire 5 1.57x
Glamorgan 5 0.57x
Kirkcudbrightshire 5 6.86x
Kent 4 0.23x
Gloucestershire 3 0.30x
Lanarkshire 3 0.18x
Suffolk 3 0.49x
Wiltshire 3 0.67x
Cumberland 1 0.23x
Devon 1 0.10x
Merionethshire 1 1.09x
Midlothian 1 0.15x
Roxburghshire 1 1.10x
Royal Navy 1 1.67x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Nottingham St Mary in Nottinghamshire leads with 19 Marriots recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.83x.

Place Total Index
Nottingham St Mary 19 10.83x
Frisby On The Wreake 17 2500.00x
Mansfield Woodhouse 13 288.25x
North Meols 13 22.23x
Berkhampstead 9 115.38x
Great Horwood 9 731.71x
Kensington London 9 3.22x
Amble 8 234.60x
Birkenhead 8 9.03x
Madeley 8 50.19x
Sheffield 8 5.04x
Batley 7 14.77x
Chinnor 7 325.58x
Glatton 7 729.17x
Hackney London 7 2.48x
Idle 7 30.26x
Keysoe 7 573.77x
Mansfield 7 29.81x
Stretford 7 21.30x
Ticknall 7 434.78x
Whitworth 7 63.87x
Birmingham 6 1.42x
Brauncewell 6 2000.00x
Crowley 6 1764.71x
Lambeth 6 1.37x
Norwich St Margaret 6 500.00x
Patrington 6 254.24x
Wakefield 6 15.67x
Chaddesley Corbett 5 203.25x
Chinley Bugsworth 5 241.55x
Dalby In The Wolds 5 862.07x
Leicester St Mary 5 11.09x
Little Eaton 5 306.75x
Newton Solney 5 617.28x
Penarth 5 58.34x
Sandal Magna 5 67.75x
Shoreditch London 5 2.29x
Thorney 5 141.24x
Urr 5 52.74x
Withington 5 25.99x
Asfordby 4 430.11x
Aston 4 1.14x
Holmside 4 108.40x
Huddersfield 4 5.50x
Islington London 4 0.82x
Kirkby In Ashfield 4 55.10x
Leicester St Margaret 4 2.94x
Lindley Cum Quarmby 4 31.80x
Mayfield 4 187.79x
Ormesby 4 29.85x
Poddington 4 425.53x
Thorngumbald 4 869.57x
West Ham 4 1.82x
Willington 4 46.24x
Wirksworth 4 55.87x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 3 6.46x
Bermondsey 3 2.00x
Blackburn 3 1.89x
Bristol St Philip Jacob 3 3.23x
Cannock 3 10.12x
Chigwell 3 31.98x
Hammerwich 3 124.48x
Holbrook 3 169.49x
Maidstone 3 5.86x
Mirfield 3 10.95x
Reepham 3 491.80x
Stanion 3 491.80x
West Wellow 3 303.03x
Wootton 3 212.77x
Barton Upon Irwell 2 4.45x
Hartshead 2 89.69x
Moss Side 2 6.36x
Newark Upon Trent 2 8.20x
Newington 2 14.56x
Overstone 2 645.16x
Rotherhithe 2 3.22x
Shifnal 2 16.93x
St Pancras London 2 0.49x
Streatham 2 5.35x
Wandsworth 2 4.13x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Marriot surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 40
Elizabeth 25
Sarah 19
Ann 13
Emma 8
Hannah 8
Jane 8
Alice 7
Annie 7
Ellen 7
Caroline 6
Harriet 6
Fanny 5
Louisa 5
Lucy 5
Margaret 5
Martha 5
Anne 4
Emily 3
Florence 3
Frances 3
Jessie 3
Kate 3
Maria 3
Agnes 2
Charlotte 2
Elizth. 2
Lactitia 2
Laura 2
Mabel 2
Minnie 2
Adelaide 1
Amy 1
Averil 1
Bessie 1
Betsy 1
Clara 1
Clementina 1
Edith 1
Eliz 1
Eliza 1
Elizabe 1
Ellenj 1
Elsie 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Isobel 1
Julia 1
Katherine 1
Sophia 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Marriot surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 33
John 24
George 21
Thomas 17
Henry 12
James 12
Samuel 10
Edward 9
Alfred 8
Joseph 8
Robert 8
Charles 7
Arthur 5
Edwin 4
Frank 4
Isaac 4
Fred 3
Frederick 3
Benjamin 2
David 2
Edmund 2
Elijah 2
Fitzherbert 2
Frederic 2
Fredrick 2
Harry 2
Herbert 2
Richard 2
Sidney 2
Bartholomew 1
Chas. 1
Chistopher 1
Draper 1
Ed. 1
Edgar 1
Ernest 1
Geo. 1
Guy 1
Hail 1
Harold 1
J.Percy 1
Jim 1
Joesire 1
Joshua 1
Josiah 1
Lewis 1
Mark 1
Mathew 1
Matthew 1
Peter 1

FAQ

Marriot surname: questions and answers

How common was the Marriot surname in 1881?

In 1881, 516 people were recorded with the Marriot surname. That placed it at #6,607 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Marriot surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 170 in 2016. That gives Marriot a modern rank of #21,801.

What does the Marriot surname mean?

A surname derived from the French "marriage," referring to a person with a married status.

What does the Marriot map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Marriot bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.