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

Marimón, 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 Marimón surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marimón in America

Marimón is the 68122nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marimón surname appeared 289 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 Marimón.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marimón 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 Marimón

The surname Marimon has its origins in the Catalonia region of Spain, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be derived from the Latin name "Marianus," which means "of Mars" or "belonging to Mars," the Roman god of war.

The earliest known record of the name Marimon can be found in a medieval document from the year 1165, which refers to a landowner named Bernat Marimon in the town of Tortosa, near the Ebro River. At that time, the name was often spelled as "Marimo" or "Marimó."

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the Marimon family gained prominence in the region, with several members holding influential positions in the local government and military. One notable figure was Ramon Marimon, a knight who fought alongside the King of Aragon during the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

In the 15th century, the name Marimon began to spread beyond Catalonia, as members of the family migrated to other parts of Spain and to the Americas. One of the earliest recorded examples of the name in the New World is Juan Marimon, a Spanish explorer who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in the 1520s.

Another notable figure bearing the Marimon surname was Francesc Marimon, a Catalan painter who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His works, which include religious paintings and portraits, can be found in various churches and museums throughout Spain.

In the 18th century, the Marimon family established itself in the Caribbean, with several members becoming wealthy landowners and merchants in Cuba and Puerto Rico. One such individual was José Marimon y Rendón, a Cuban plantation owner and military officer who played a role in the Spanish-American War in the late 19th century.

Throughout history, the Marimon surname has also been associated with several place names in Catalonia, such as the village of Marimón in the province of Tarragona, and the Marimon estate near Barcelona.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marimón

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

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

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