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

Maruri, 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 Maruri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maruri in America

Maruri is the 52267th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maruri surname appeared 397 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 Maruri.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maruri 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 Maruri

The surname MARURI is believed to have originated in the Basque Country, a region straddling the western Pyrenees that includes parts of northern Spain and southwestern France. The name is thought to have emerged sometime during the Middle Ages, between the 5th and 15th centuries.

MARURI is considered to be a toponym, meaning a name derived from a place. It is likely a variant of the Basque place name "Mari-uri," which translates to "town by the water" or "town by the river." This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have hailed from a settlement situated near a body of water or a waterway.

While no definitive historical records have been found that directly reference the name MARURI, it is possible that it appeared in various local documents, parish records, or land registers from the Basque region during the medieval period. However, the scarcity of surviving records from that time makes it challenging to pinpoint the earliest known instances of the name.

One of the earliest recorded individuals bearing the MARURI surname was Juan de Maruri, a Basque merchant and explorer who was active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Juan de Maruri is believed to have been involved in some of the earliest Spanish expeditions to the Americas, though details of his life and exploits are scarce.

Another notable figure with the MARURI surname was Pedro de Maruri, a 17th-century Spanish military officer and colonial administrator. Pedro de Maruri served as the governor of the Spanish colony of Guam from 1673 to 1676, during which time he oversaw the defense of the island against various threats.

In the 18th century, the name MARURI appears in connection with Manuel de Maruri, a Spanish naval officer and cartographer. Manuel de Maruri is credited with creating several detailed maps of the Spanish possessions in the Caribbean and Central America, which were instrumental in navigation and exploration during that era.

During the 19th century, the name MARURI gained prominence in the literary world with the writer and poet Andrés de Maruri y Naverán. Born in the Basque town of Lequeitio in 1814, Andrés de Maruri published several collections of poetry and was considered a leading figure in the Basque literary renaissance of the time.

Another significant individual with the MARURI surname was Inés de Maruri, a 20th-century Spanish artist and sculptor. Born in 1908 in Bilbao, Inés de Maruri was known for her avant-garde sculptures and was a prominent figure in the Spanish art scene during the mid-20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maruri

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

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

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