Marwaris are a group of people from Marwar region of Rajasthan in India. The region Marwar includes southwest part of Rajasthan that lies in Thar Desert. The word Marwar is considered to be derived from Sanskrit word ‘Maruwat’. Others believe that word Marwar is made up of ‘Mar’ from alternate name of Jaisalmer and last part ‘war’ of Mewar .

The development of the fresco paintings on Havelis in Shekhawati region is linked with the history of the Marwaris. The influential business community people from Shekhawati region are also known as Marwaris. The Shekhawati region has produced large number of Marwaris who are controlling the economy of India.India's richest industrialists of the century, such as the Birlas, were Marwaris.

Earlier Marwaris included only the business community but later on people from commerce, industries, service-class and other categories, who believed in traditional Rajasthani culture were also known as Marwaris. Such people even from Haryana and Malwa region are also included in Marwaris.