# Maria (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/maria/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname originating as a matronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,500 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,395 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 68,610 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (3,880 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈɹiːə/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Maria, borrowed from Koine Greek Μᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Mărĭ́ā), borrowed from Aramaic מרים, borrowed from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם (miryɔm). Doublet of Mary, Marie, and Miriam.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Maria in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 32% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 58% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 3.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Maria in Brazil and Kingdom of the Netherlands.

## People named Maria

- Tania Maria, Brazilian musician
- Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria, Brazilian footballer and manager
- Michaël Maria, association football player

## Similar surnames

Marr, Marra, Mar, Marie, Mara, Mair, Mähr, Mary, Mari, Mayr, Maura, Moore.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.