NameCensus.

UK surname

Marriott

A locational surname derived from various places in England, likely referring to someone from a town called Merriott.

In the 1881 census there were 6,689 people recorded with the Marriott surname, ranking it #631 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 10,472, ranked #619, up from #631 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes and Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Bolsover, North East Derbyshire and Ashfield.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Marriott is 11,150 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 56.6%.

1881 census count

6,689

Ranked #631

Modern count

10,472

2016, ranked #619

Peak year

1999

11,150 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Marriott had 6,689 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #631 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 10,472 in 2016, ranked #619.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 9,939 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Marriott surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Marriott surname density by area, 1881 census.

Loading map
Lower densityMedium densityHigh density

Timeline

Back to top

Marriott 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 4,265 #663
1861 historical 3,503 #808
1881 historical 6,689 #631
1891 historical 7,078 #633
1901 historical 9,067 #581
1911 historical 9,939 #493
1997 modern 10,801 #572
1998 modern 11,095 #580
1999 modern 11,150 #579
2000 modern 11,094 #583
2001 modern 10,879 #574
2002 modern 10,995 #584
2003 modern 10,778 #582
2004 modern 10,679 #589
2005 modern 10,443 #592
2006 modern 10,388 #596
2007 modern 10,416 #604
2008 modern 10,478 #605
2009 modern 10,710 #605
2010 modern 10,892 #609
2011 modern 10,798 #604
2012 modern 10,568 #605
2013 modern 10,681 #610
2014 modern 10,714 #612
2015 modern 10,535 #616
2016 modern 10,472 #619

Geography

Back to top

Where Marriotts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, London parishes, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood, Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory and Nottingham St Mary. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Bolsover, North East Derbyshire and Ashfield. 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 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
2 London parishes London 3
3 Sutton-in-Ashfield, Fulwood Nottinghamshire
4 Northampton St Giles, Northampton St Sepulchre, Northampton Priory Northamptonshire
5 Nottingham St Mary Nottinghamshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Bolsover 010 Bolsover
2 North East Derbyshire 010 North East Derbyshire
3 Ashfield 003 Ashfield
4 Ashfield 002 Ashfield
5 Ashfield 004 Ashfield

Forenames

Back to top

First names often paired with Marriott

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

Modern profile

Back to top

Neighbourhood profile for Marriott

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Marriott, 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

Rural Amenity

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

Read profile summary

Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

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, Marriott 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.

Read profile summary

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

Marriott is most concentrated in decile 8 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.

8
Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Marriott falls in decile 7 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.

7
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Marriott is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

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

9
Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Marriott

The surname Marriott originated in England and derives from the Old French personal name "Marat" or "Mared". It is a diminutive or pet form of the name Mary, which itself comes from the biblical Hebrew name Miryam. The earliest recorded examples of the surname date back to the late 12th century in various English counties.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, one Adam Mariot is listed as residing in Oxfordshire. The name also appears in the 13th century Calendars of Wills for London, with a John Maryot mentioned in 1292. These early spellings included Mariot, Mariat, Mariott, and Maryot, reflecting the variations common in medieval times.

The Domesday Book of 1086 does not contain any direct references to the surname, as it primarily recorded landowners and their holdings. However, the name likely has its origins in the Norman French-speaking communities that settled in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Some notable historical figures with the surname Marriott include John Marriott (c. 1753-1835), an English politician and Member of Parliament for Hertford. Another John Marriott (1780-1884) was an English clergyman and author. In the United States, James Marriott (1776-1856) was a prominent early settler and landowner in Utah.

William Marriott (1829-1925) was a British businessman who founded the Marriott hotel chain in 1927. He opened the first Marriott hotel in Washington, D.C., which grew into a global hospitality company. His son, J. Willard Marriott (1900-1985), expanded the business significantly and established the brand's reputation for quality service.

Another notable individual with the surname is Sir John Marriott (1859-1945), a British civil engineer and inventor. He patented several important innovations in the field of reinforced concrete construction and was knighted for his contributions to the industry.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

Back to top

Marriott families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Marriott 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. Nottinghamshire leads with 1,026 Marriotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 11.63x.

County Total Index
Nottinghamshire 1,026 11.63x
Derbyshire 774 7.56x
Northamptonshire 647 10.51x
Yorkshire 635 0.98x
Middlesex 517 0.79x
Leicestershire 512 7.06x
Lincolnshire 328 3.14x
Surrey 262 0.82x
Warwickshire 244 1.48x
Lancashire 242 0.31x
Kent 177 0.79x
Staffordshire 147 0.67x
Suffolk 110 1.38x
Cambridgeshire 105 2.53x
Essex 99 0.77x
Cheshire 80 0.55x
Huntingdonshire 80 6.16x
Oxfordshire 66 1.63x
Gloucestershire 58 0.45x
Hertfordshire 56 1.24x
Bedfordshire 55 1.62x
Norfolk 49 0.49x
Buckinghamshire 48 1.21x
Sussex 45 0.41x
Worcestershire 42 0.49x
Durham 41 0.21x
Hampshire 38 0.28x
Berkshire 36 0.73x
Northumberland 23 0.24x
Channel Islands 19 0.98x
Flintshire 18 1.02x
Rutland 18 3.75x
Devon 17 0.12x
Somerset 13 0.12x
Dorset 11 0.26x
Lanarkshire 10 0.05x
Perthshire 7 0.24x
Monmouthshire 6 0.13x
Pembrokeshire 6 0.29x
Anglesey 5 0.43x
Shropshire 5 0.09x
Westmorland 5 0.35x
Cumberland 4 0.07x
Glamorgan 4 0.04x
Royal Navy 4 0.51x
Wiltshire 4 0.07x
Midlothian 2 0.02x
Roxburghshire 2 0.17x
Brecknockshire 1 0.08x
Cornwall 1 0.01x
Denbighshire 1 0.04x
Dumfriesshire 1 0.07x
Herefordshire 1 0.04x
Montgomeryshire 1 0.07x

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 230 Marriotts recorded in 1881 and an index of 10.08x.

Place Total Index
Nottingham St Mary 230 10.08x
Leicester St Margaret 72 4.07x
Sutton In Ashfield 68 35.53x
Chesterfield 66 17.19x
Sheffield 59 2.86x
Lambeth 58 1.02x
Islington London 55 0.87x
South Normanton 54 75.03x
Mansfield 53 17.37x
Wellingborough 53 17.13x
Kensington London 51 1.40x
Northampton All Sts 49 23.46x
Rotherhithe 49 6.06x
Basford 46 11.32x
Birmingham 46 0.84x
Brightside Bierlow 46 3.62x
Ashover 45 88.27x
Radford 45 10.04x
Northampton St Sepulchre 44 14.05x
West Ham 44 1.54x
Melton Mowbray 43 32.96x
Bulwell 40 20.86x
Daventry 39 44.80x
Eckington 37 14.87x
Alfreton 36 11.57x
Hucknall Under 36 79.14x
Loughborough 35 10.63x
Mile End Old Town 35 3.39x
Nether Hallam 35 3.99x
St Pancras London 33 0.63x
Newark Upon Trent 32 10.09x
Claylane 31 21.77x
Leeds 31 0.85x
Aston 30 0.66x
Burton Upon Trent 30 5.81x
Eye 30 58.25x
Ecclesall Bierlow 29 2.20x
Hayfield 29 46.14x
Dewsbury 28 4.21x
Knighton 26 63.54x
Ramsey 26 25.00x
Coventry St Michael 25 4.72x
Cropwell Butler 25 206.61x
Greens Norton 25 128.01x
Lewisham 25 2.10x
Maidstone 25 3.76x
Foleshill 24 13.82x
Hulme 24 1.48x
Hunslet 24 2.37x
Northampton Priory St 24 6.50x
Northampton St Giles 24 10.24x
Rugby 24 10.75x
St Marylebone London 24 0.69x
Wootton 24 131.15x
Mansfield Woodhouse 23 39.19x
Snenton 23 6.64x
Wingfield South 23 83.76x
Attercliffe Cum Darnall 22 3.64x
Hackney London 22 0.60x
Whittlesey St Mary St 22 15.20x
Woodford Cum Membris 22 167.30x
Croydon 21 1.19x
Eastwood 21 26.63x
Fulham London 21 2.21x
Lenton 21 10.11x
Peterborough 21 4.71x
Pleasley 21 81.30x
Bristol St James In 20 10.60x
Ecclesfield 20 4.21x
Hardingstone 20 34.04x
Hasland 20 19.18x
Hugglescote 20 18.74x
Newbold Dunston 20 20.54x
Plumstead 20 2.69x
St Luke London 20 1.91x
Ticknall 20 95.28x
Arnold 19 14.76x
Battersea 19 0.79x
Long Eaton 19 14.05x
Tibshelf 19 37.80x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 442
Sarah 298
Elizabeth 276
Ann 168
Eliza 120
Emma 115
Annie 103
Jane 101
Alice 83
Hannah 76
Ellen 70
Emily 61
Edith 55
Martha 55
Louisa 50
Ada 48
Kate 46
Fanny 41
Harriett 41
Florence 38
Lucy 38
Maria 38
Caroline 36
Frances 35
Clara 32
Harriet 32
Charlotte 28
Rebecca 28
Catherine 26
Anne 24
Margaret 22
Elizth. 21
Gertrude 18
Rose 18
Amy 17
Susannah 16
Lydia 15
Sophia 14
Agnes 13
Eleanor 12
Susan 12
Esther 11
Grace 11
Isabella 11
Julia 11
Lizzie 11
Mabel 11
Phoebe 11
Selina 11
May 10

Top male names

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

Name Count
William 453
John 428
George 242
Thomas 221
James 167
Joseph 157
Charles 132
Henry 109
Arthur 87
Samuel 85
Frederick 69
Alfred 65
Edward 64
Richard 53
Walter 53
Robert 45
Harry 43
Albert 36
Herbert 34
Ernest 33
Frank 33
Francis 27
Wm. 27
Edwin 22
Fred 19
Tom 18
Thos. 16
Abraham 15
Geo. 15
David 14
Isaac 14
Matthew 14
Chas. 11
Fredk. 11
Stephen 10
Benjamin 9
Fredrick 8
Christopher 7
Jonathan 7
Peter 7
Frederic 6
Horace 6
Jesse 6
Josiah 6
Percy 6
Sam 6
Willm. 6
Alexander 5
Ambrose 5
Willie 5

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Marriott households.

FAQ

Marriott surname: questions and answers

How common was the Marriott surname in 1881?

In 1881, 6,689 people were recorded with the Marriott surname. That placed it at #631 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Marriott surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 10,472 in 2016. That gives Marriott a modern rank of #619.

What does the Marriott surname mean?

A locational surname derived from various places in England, likely referring to someone from a town called Merriott.

What does the Marriott map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Marriott 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.