How common is the surname Marriott?

5,547 people in the United States had the surname Marriott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,660 Americans. It ranked 6,169th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Marriott?

J. Willard Marriott, American hotel founder (1900–1985), followed by Fred Marriott.

Where is the surname Marriott most common?

Wikidata records people named Marriott in the United States.

Is the surname Marriott getting more or less common?

More common. 5,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,547 in 2010, up 9.8%.

What are other spellings of Marriott?

Mariet, Mariot, Mariota, Marritt, Marryatt and Meryet.

The surname Marriott

An English surname, carried by 5,547 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marriott is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Middle English Mariot, a female given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,547 people named Marriott in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,660 Americans. That is up 9.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,051.

#6,169

rank among US surnames

5,547

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+9.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,237)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,164	Olszewski	5,554	55,590
#6,165	Dancy	5,551	55,620
#6,167	Dever	5,549	55,640
#6,169	Marriott	5,547	55,660

Who is named Marriott

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

85% of people named Marriott identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marriotts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Mariet
Mariot
Mariota
Marritt
Marryatt
Meryet

Surnames that sound like Marriott

Marriott has the Soundex code M630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M630.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Marriott come from?: From Middle English Mariot, a female given name.
How common is the surname Marriott?: 5,547 people in the United States had the surname Marriott in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,660 Americans. It ranked 6,169th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marriott?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Marriott identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marriott?: J. Willard Marriott, American hotel founder (1900–1985), followed by Fred Marriott.
Where is the surname Marriott most common?: Wikidata records people named Marriott in the United States.
Is the surname Marriott getting more or less common?: More common. 5,051 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,547 in 2010, up 9.8%.
What are other spellings of Marriott?: Mariet, Mariot, Mariota, Marritt, Marryatt and Meryet.