The Marras surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 104 people carried this name — #156,044 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is down 5% from 109 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 243 people named Marras.
115 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 22 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 139 people named Marras live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
80 people named Marras live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 45 people named Marras live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Marras,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giacinto Marras 1810–1883 · composer -
Luigi Efisio Marras 1888–1991 · military personnel -
Luigi Efisio Marras 1888–1981 · military personnel
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Luigi Efisio Marras 1888–1991 · military personnel
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Luigi Efisio Marras 1888–1981 · military personnel
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Juan Marras 1765– · miniaturist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Marras.
- Marques 7,520 · U.S. census
- Marquet 244 · U.S. census
- Marquette 2,652 · U.S. census
- Marquez 107,533 · U.S. census
- Marquis 8,737 · U.S. census
- Marra 6,065 · U.S. census
- Marre 226 · U.S. census
- Marret 104 · U.S. census
- Marrie 257 · U.S. census
- Marrier 259 · U.S. census
- Marro 1,812 · U.S. census
- Marrocco 744 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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