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

Marichal, 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 Marichal surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marichal in America

Marichal is the 40432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marichal surname appeared 541 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 Marichal.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marichal 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 Marichal

The surname MARICHAL is believed to have originated in Spain, specifically in the region of Galicia. It is thought to be derived from the Latin word "maritimus," which means "relating to the sea." This suggests that the name may have been originally given to someone who lived near the coast or worked in a maritime profession.

One of the earliest known references to the MARICHAL name can be found in the Tumbo Viejo de Lugo, an ancient cartulary from the 12th century that recorded land transactions and other legal documents in the Lugo region of Galicia. This suggests that the name was already in use by that time.

In the 15th century, there are records of a Juan Marichal who was a prominent landowner in the town of Betanzos, near A Coruña. This may indicate that the name had gained some status and prominence by that point.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the MARICHAL name appears in various records throughout Galicia, suggesting that it was well-established in the region. Some notable individuals from this period include:

• Alonso Marichal (c. 1520 - c. 1595), a merchant and shipowner from Pontevedra.
• Pedro Marichal (c. 1570 - c. 1640), a priest and historian from Santiago de Compostela.

As the Spanish empire expanded, the MARICHAL name also spread to other parts of the world, particularly to the Americas. In the 18th century, there are records of a Juan Marichal who was a prominent landowner in Cuba.

In the 19th century, the name gained some renown through the achievements of Juan Marichal (1828 - 1910), a Spanish politician and diplomat who served as the Minister of State (equivalent to Foreign Minister) during the reign of Alfonso XII.

Other notable individuals with the MARICHAL surname include:

• Juan Marichal (1937 - ), a former Major League Baseball player from the Dominican Republic, inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983.
• Juan Antonio Marichal (1948 - ), a Spanish writer and journalist.
• José Marichal (1926 - 2013), a Spanish-American philosopher and historian.

While the MARICHAL surname is most commonly associated with Spain and Latin America, it has also been found in other parts of the world, likely due to migration and intermarriage over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marichal

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

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

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