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    The surname Maria

    A Latin patronymic surname, carried by 4,500 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈɹiːə/ 3 syllables Soundex M600 Also a first name

    Maria: #7,395 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Maria #7,395, 4,500 people Maria: #7,395 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Maria #7,395, 4,500 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maria is more common than 95.4% of them.

    Origin

    Latin origin

    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.

    Maria is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,500 people named Maria in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 68,610 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,880.

    #7,395
    rank among US surnames
    4,500
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +16%
    change since 2000 (was #7,915)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,386McCowan4,51068,458
    #7,387Findlay4,50968,473
    #7,390Kulkarni4,50668,519
    #7,391Morfin4,50568,534
    #7,392Froehlich4,50468,549
    #7,393Bostwick4,50268,580
    #7,394Lodge4,50168,595

    Who is named Maria

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    58% of people named Maria identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 32% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

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

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Marias

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Tania Maria
      Brazilian musician, born 1948
    • Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria
      Brazilian footballer and manager, born 1985
    • Michaël Maria
      Association football player, born 1995

    Notable Marias come mostly from Brazil (2) and Kingdom of the Netherlands (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Maria

    Maria has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

    Other Latin surnames

    All 91 Latin surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Maria come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Maria?
    4,500 people in the United States had the surname Maria in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 68,610 Americans. It ranked 7,395th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Maria?
    In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Maria identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 32% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Maria?
    Tania Maria, Brazilian musician, followed by Fabiano de Lima Campos Maria.
    Where is the surname Maria most common?
    Wikidata records people named Maria in Brazil and Kingdom of the Netherlands.
    How do you pronounce Maria?
    Maria is /məˈɹiːə/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Maria?
    Maria is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Maria getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,880 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,500 in 2010, up 16%.
    Is Maria also a first name?
    Yes. Maria is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.