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The surname Mariano

A surname, carried by 9,091 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex M650 Also a first name

Mariano: #3,904 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Mariano #3,904, 9,091 people Mariano: #3,904 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Mariano #3,904, 9,091 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mariano is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,091 people named Mariano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,962 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,111.

#3,904
rank among US surnames
9,091
people in 2010
3.1
per 100,000 Americans
+27.8%
change since 2000 (was #4,576)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#3,895Forster9,11633,869
#3,896Olivera9,10833,898
#3,897Melgar9,10633,906
#3,898Knudsen9,10433,913
#3,899Slocum9,10233,921
#3,900Smail9,09733,939
#3,901Hoke9,09633,943

Who is named Mariano

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

37% of people named Mariano identified as white (not Hispanic), 31% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 22% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 37%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 31%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 22%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 4.8%
  • Two or more races 3.2%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marianos

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Charlie Mariano
    American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009)
  • Arthur Mariano
    Brazilian artistic gymnast, born 1993
  • Cesar Camargo Mariano
    Brazilian singer, pianist, arranger, composer and music producer, born 1943
  • Maria Rita
    Brazilian recording artist, singer, born 1977

Notable Marianos come mostly from Brazil (3) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mariano

Mariano has the Soundex code M650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M650.

Questions

How common is the surname Mariano?
9,091 people in the United States had the surname Mariano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,962 Americans. It ranked 3,904th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mariano?
In the 2010 Census, 37% of people named Mariano identified as white (not Hispanic), and 31% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Mariano?
Charlie Mariano, American jazz saxophonist (1923–2009), followed by Arthur Mariano.
Where is the surname Mariano most common?
Wikidata records people named Mariano in Brazil and the United States.
Is the surname Mariano getting more or less common?
More common. 7,111 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,091 in 2010, up 28%.
Is Mariano also a first name?
Yes. Mariano 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.