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

Mauré, 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 Mauré surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mauré in America

Mauré is the 85049th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mauré surname appeared 220 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 Mauré.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mauré 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 Mauré

The surname Maure is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old French word "more," which means "Moor" or "dark-skinned person." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone with a darker complexion or possibly to someone who had traveled to or lived in North Africa or the Iberian Peninsula, where there was a significant Moorish presence during that time.

Records indicate that the Maure surname first appeared in the region of Normandy, in northern France, as early as the 12th century. In 1198, a charter from the Abbey of Saint-Etienne in Caen mentions a nobleman named Ricardus Maurus, which is likely an early spelling variation of the name.

The Maure name is also found in several historical documents, including the Domesday Book, a comprehensive record of landowners and their holdings commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. One entry in the Domesday Book mentions a landowner named Raduifus Maurus in the county of Essex.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Maure was Guillaume Maure, a French nobleman who lived in the late 13th century. He was a prominent figure in the court of King Philip IV of France and played a role in the suppression of the Knights Templar in 1307.

Another notable bearer of the Maure surname was Jean Maure, a French poet and translator who lived in the 15th century. Born in Normandy around 1420, he is best known for his translation of the Roman de la Rose into prose.

In the 16th century, Jacques Maure was a French scholar and humanist who served as a tutor to the children of King Francis I. He was also a prolific writer and published works on subjects ranging from philosophy to linguistics.

During the 17th century, the Maure name was also found in England, where it was sometimes anglicized to "Moore." One notable individual was Sir John Moore, a British military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was killed in the Battle of Corunna in 1809.

Another significant figure with the Maure surname was Zacharias Maure, a Dutch cartographer and engraver who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was known for his detailed maps and illustrations of various regions in Europe and the Americas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mauré

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

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

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