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

Marcelin, 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 Marcelin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marcelin in America

Marcelin is the 15104th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marcelin surname appeared 1,953 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Marcelin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marcelin 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.

The history of the last name Marcelin

The surname MARCELIN is of French origin, with its earliest known roots dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have originated from the medieval French personal name "Marcelin," which itself derived from the Latin name "Marcellinus," a diminutive of the Roman family name "Marcellus." This Latin name is thought to have been derived from the Roman god of war, Mars.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MARCELIN can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, a 12th-century manuscript containing charters and documents related to the Abbey of Saint-Père in Chartres, France. This document mentions a certain "Robertus Marcelin" from the village of Mainvilliers, near Chartres, in the year 1145.

In the 13th century, the name MARCELIN appears in the Livre des Bourgeois de Valenciennes, a register of citizens in the town of Valenciennes in northern France. This record includes an entry for a "Jehans Marcelin" who was a merchant in the year 1278.

A notable bearer of the MARCELIN surname was Jean-Henri Marcelin, a French Jesuit missionary and explorer who lived from 1697 to 1769. He was sent to Louisiana in the early 18th century and is known for his explorations of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, as well as his interactions with Native American tribes in the region.

Another prominent figure with this surname was Jean-Baptiste Marcelin, a French playwright and poet who lived from 1823 to 1887. He is best known for his historical plays and his contributions to the development of the French Romantic movement in literature.

In the 19th century, the MARCELIN surname was also found in the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti. One notable bearer was Louis-Joseph Marcelin, a Haitian politician and diplomat who served as the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1879 to 1888.

The name MARCELIN has also been associated with various place names throughout France, such as the village of Marcellaz in the Rhône-Alpes region, which is believed to have derived its name from an early bearer of the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marcelin

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

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 Marcelin was:

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 Marcelin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

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 Marcelin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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