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

Maroquín, 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 Maroquín surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maroquín in America

Maroquín is the 48530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maroquín surname appeared 435 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 Maroquín.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maroquín 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 Maroquín

The surname Maroquin has its origins in Spain, specifically in the region of Aragon. It emerged during the Middle Ages, likely in the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Spanish word "marroquí," which means "Moroccan," indicating a connection to Morocco or a person of Moroccan descent.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Maroquin can be found in the Catalan Archives in Barcelona, Spain, dating back to the early 15th century. In these records, a certain Pedro Maroquin was mentioned as a leather worker, suggesting a possible link between the surname and the leather trade.

In the late 15th century, there are references to a Juan Maroquin, a prominent book binder in Zaragoza, Aragon. His work was highly regarded, and he is considered one of the pioneers of the Spanish bookbinding tradition.

During the 16th century, the Maroquin surname gained prominence in the Spanish colonies of the Americas. One notable figure was Hernán Maroquin, a Spanish conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico in the early 1500s. He later settled in New Spain (present-day Mexico) and was granted an encomienda, a system of land grants and labor tribute.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Maroquin family established itself in the Viceroyalty of Peru. One prominent member was Diego de Maroquin, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the expeditions into the Amazon basin in the 1630s.

Another noteworthy figure was Pedro Maroquin de Montehermoso (1551-1629), a Spanish-born clergyman who served as Bishop of Cuzco in Peru from 1621 until his death. He was known for his efforts to protect the rights of indigenous peoples in the region.

As the centuries passed, the Maroquin surname continued to spread across Spain and its former colonies. Notable bearers of the name include Manuel Maroquin y Rivero (1768-1824), a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as Governor of Chile from 1815 to 1817, and José Maroquin (1827-1908), a Nicaraguan poet and politician who served as President of Nicaragua from 1899 to 1903.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maroquín

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

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

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