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

Mauras, 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 Mauras surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mauras in America

Mauras is the 67318th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mauras surname appeared 293 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 Mauras.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mauras 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 Mauras

The surname MAURAS is believed to have originated from the Greek island of Crete during the Byzantine period, which lasted from the 4th to the 15th century. The name is thought to be derived from the ancient Greek word "mauros," meaning "dark" or "black," likely referring to a person's physical appearance or perhaps their occupation, such as a blacksmith or charcoal maker.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname MAURAS can be found in a medieval manuscript from the 12th century, which mentions a certain "Nikolaos Mauras" as a landowner in the region of Chania, Crete. This suggests that the name had already established itself as a surname by that time.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Matthaios Mauras was a prominent scholar and philosopher who taught at the University of Constantinople. He was known for his work on metaphysics and his contributions to the Byzantine intellectual tradition.

During the Venetian occupation of Crete in the 13th to 17th centuries, the surname MAURAS can be found in various records and documents from that period. A man named Georgios Mauras, born in 1532, was a respected merchant and trader who facilitated commerce between Crete and other Mediterranean ports.

As the Ottoman Empire expanded into the Greek islands in the 16th century, the surname MAURAS began to spread beyond Crete. In the 17th century, a man named Ioannis Mauras, born in 1619, was a renowned artist and iconographer who worked in the Orthodox tradition, creating religious paintings and frescoes for churches and monasteries throughout the Ottoman-controlled territories.

Another notable figure with the surname MAURAS was Petros Mauras, born in 1785, who was a Greek military leader and revolutionary during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire in the early 19th century. He played a crucial role in several battles and is remembered as a hero of the Greek struggle for independence.

While the surname MAURAS is predominantly found in Greece, it has also been carried by individuals of Greek descent in various parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities. The name has persisted through centuries, retaining its connection to the ancient Greek roots and the rich cultural heritage of the Mediterranean region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mauras

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

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

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