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

Marginean, 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 Marginean surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marginean in America

Marginean is the 113155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marginean surname appeared 155 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 Marginean.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marginean 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 Marginean

The surname Marginean originated in Romania in the late 16th century. It is derived from the Romanian word "margine," meaning "border" or "edge." The name likely referred to someone who lived on the border or edge of a town, village, or region.

Marginean is a variation of the more common Romanian surname Marginescu. The earliest known record of the name Marginean dates back to 1587, when a farmer named Ioan Marginean was mentioned in a land registry in the region of Transylvania.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Marginean was found primarily in the historical regions of Transylvania, Banat, and Crișana, which were part of the Principality of Transylvania and later the Habsburg Monarchy. These regions had a significant Romanian population, and many surnames derived from descriptive terms related to geography or occupations.

One notable bearer of the Marginean surname was Petru Marginean (1819-1892), a Romanian priest and writer from Transylvania. He was a prominent figure in the Romanian cultural and national movement in the 19th century.

Another individual with the Marginean surname was Vasile Marginean (1856-1935), a Romanian lawyer and politician from Banat. He served as a member of the Hungarian Parliament and was a prominent advocate for the rights of Romanians living in the Habsburg Empire.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, some Romanians with the surname Marginean emigrated to other parts of Europe and the Americas, carrying the name with them. For example, Dumitru Marginean (1882-1964) was a Romanian-American writer and journalist who settled in the United States.

The surname Marginean has also been found in various spellings throughout history, such as Marginjan, Marginjan, and Marginyan, reflecting regional variations and linguistic influences.

Another notable bearer of the Marginean surname was Nicolae Marginean (1904-1989), a Romanian mathematician and academic who made significant contributions to the field of differential geometry.

While the Marginean surname has remained relatively uncommon outside of Romania and the Romanian diaspora, it has a rich history and cultural significance, reflecting the complex linguistic and historical influences that have shaped the Romanian people and their surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marginean

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

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

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