# Marriott (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/marriott/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A matrilineal surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,547 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,169 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 55,660 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.8% (5,051 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Mariet, Mariot, Mariota, Marritt, Marryatt, Meryet |

## Etymology

From Middle English Mariot, a female given name.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Marriott in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Marriott in the United States.

## People named Marriott

- J. Willard Marriott, American hotel founder (1900–1985)
- Fred Marriott, American racing driver (1872-1956)

## Similar surnames

Merritt, Marte, Martí, Marty, Marotta, Mariotti, Marta, Marth, Morehead, Moorehead, Merida, Moorhead.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.