Marren

Marren - The surname of a prominent English and Anglo-Irish family who hold the hereditary title of Earl's of Kensington. Lord Marren is the current holder of such peerage in the British House of Lords. The family was active in the field of English politics since landing at Hastings with William the Conqueror in 1066. They were and still are active players in Irish affairs as Enda Marren is a minister in the current Irish government. The Marren family branched off to Ireland from their ancestral home in Sidmouth, Devon with the Elizabethan settlement of the 16th Century. The Irish branch of the Marren family maintain Dawros in County Sligo as the seat of their estate. They have been a prominent Anglo-Irish Protestant family there active in Legal, Political, Academic and Church of Ireland ecclesiactical affairs.

Surname: A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases a surname is a family name; the family-name meaning first appeared in 1375. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". It is also known as a "last name". In some cultures, the surname may b...

English: English in common usage may refer to:...

Anglo-Irish: The term Anglo-Irish means English-Irish however it is used frequently, but inaccurately, to describe formal contacts, negotiations or treaties between the Irish and British states. The most famous examples are:...