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

Marzan, 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 Marzan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marzan in America

Marzan is the 20299th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marzan surname appeared 1,310 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 Marzan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marzan 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 Marzan

The surname Marzan has its origins in the Iberian Peninsula, specifically in the region of Castile, Spain. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Latin word "Martius," which means "of Mars," the Roman god of war.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Marzan can be found in a 13th-century document from the city of Burgos, where a certain Rodrigo Marzan was mentioned as a landowner. This suggests that the name was already established among the nobility or landowning class of the time.

In the 15th century, a branch of the Marzan family settled in the Basque region of northern Spain, where they were influential in local affairs. Notably, Juan de Marzan (1430-1498) served as a military commander during the Reconquista, the campaigns to drive out the Moors from the Iberian Peninsula.

As the Spanish Empire expanded across the Atlantic, the Marzan name made its way to the Americas. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Diego de Marzan (1540-1612), a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of present-day Mexico and later served as a colonial administrator in New Spain (Mexico).

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Marzan name appeared in various historical records throughout Spain and its colonial possessions. For example, Pedro de Marzan (1580-1648) was a prominent landowner in the region of Extremadura, while Catalina Marzan (1620-1692) was a renowned educator who established several schools for girls in Lima, Peru.

In the 18th century, the Marzan name gained further prominence with the birth of Andrés de Marzan y Vidal (1710-1784), a Spanish military officer and engineer who played a crucial role in the construction of several fortifications and public works projects throughout the Spanish Empire.

Other notable individuals with the Marzan surname include Juan Antonio Marzan (1820-1892), a renowned poet and playwright from Cuba, and María Marzan (1875-1945), a pioneering feminist and activist from Argentina who fought for women's rights and social reforms.

Throughout its history, the Marzan name has been associated with various places and regions, such as the town of Marzán in Galicia, Spain, and the municipality of Marzán in the Dominican Republic, which likely derived their names from early settlers or landowners bearing the Marzan surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marzan

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

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

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