Marcaurele last name popularity, history, and meaning

Find out how popular the last name Marcaurele is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Marcaurele.

Meaning of Marcaurele

A name derived from the Latin phrase "Marcus Aurelius", possibly a locational surname relating to a place called Marc Aurele.

Marcaurele, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Marcaurele surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marcaurele in America

Marcaurele is the 108199th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marcaurele surname appeared 164 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Marcaurele.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marcaurele to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

20102000Change (%)
Rank1081991016546.24%
Count1641640.00%
Proportion per 100k0.060.060.00%

The history of the last name Marcaurele

The surname MARCAURELE originated in France during the late medieval period, derived from the Old French words "marc" meaning boundary or border, and "aurele" meaning golden or gilded. This combination suggests the name may have initially referred to someone residing near a boundary marked by a golden or gilded marker.

The earliest recorded instances of this surname can be traced back to the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France, where variations such as Marcaurel, Marcaurele, and Marcaurelle were found in local parish records from the 13th and 14th centuries. One of the first documented bearers of this name was Jehan Marcaurele, a farmer mentioned in the tax rolls of the village of Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer in 1327.

During the 15th century, the name appears to have spread to other parts of France, with records indicating a Guillaume Marcaurele living in the town of Troyes in 1482. In the following century, a prominent figure bearing this surname was Jacques Marcaurele (1523-1589), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Rouen who served as a city alderman.

As the MARCAURELE name continued to disperse through France over the centuries, it also found its way into other regions of Europe. In the late 17th century, a Dutch variant, Marcaurel, appeared in records from the city of Amsterdam, possibly brought by French Huguenot refugees fleeing religious persecution. One such individual was Pierre Marcaurel (1658-1721), a Protestant minister who settled in the Netherlands.

Another notable bearer of this surname was the French explorer and cartographer Joseph-Nicolas Marcaurele (1703-1776), who charted vast areas of the Mississippi River valley and the Great Lakes region during his travels through North America in the mid-1700s. His detailed maps and journals provided invaluable information about the geography and indigenous peoples of these areas.

In the 19th century, the name continued to be found across France, with individuals such as the painter Émile Marcaurele (1837-1908) and the author and journalist Marie Marcaurele (1859-1932) achieving recognition in their respective fields. Despite its relatively uncommon nature, the MARCAURELE surname has endured through the centuries, reflecting its rich historical origins in medieval France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marcaurele

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Marcaurele.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

  1. White only
  2. Black only
  3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
  4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
  5. Hispanic
  6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Marcaurele was:

Race/EthnicityPercentageTotal Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only93.90%154
Non-Hispanic Black Only(S)%(S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only0.00%0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races(S)%(S)
Hispanic Origin3.66%6

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Marcaurele has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

20102000Change (%)
White93.90%95.12%-1.29%
Black(S)%(S)%(S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander0.00%0.00%0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.00%0.00%0.00%
Two or More Races(S)%(S)%(S)%
Hispanic3.66%3.66%0.00%

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Marcaurele was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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