Maris is a surname with many origins.
In Britain, the name (including De Maris) may be of Old French origin (see Marais (surname))[1] Both the Greek and Dutch surnames can be matronymics from "Maria".
[2] The name can also represent respellings: the American baseball player Roger Maris was born with the Croatian name Maras,[3][4] while the Dutch painting brothers Jacob, Matthijs and Willem Maris were grandchildren of Wenzel Maresch of Bohemia.
[2] People with the surname Maris include: In legend and fiction: