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    The surname Marinas

    A Galician surname, carried by 629 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M652

    Marinas: #35,721 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Marinas #35,721, 629 people Marinas: #35,721 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Marinas #35,721, 629 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marinas is more common than 78% of them.

    Origin

    Galician origin

    Borrowed from Galician Mariñas. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.

    One of 34 Galician surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 629 people named Marinas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 490,851 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 408.

    #35,721
    rank among US surnames
    629
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +54.2%
    change since 2000 (was #48,567)

    Who is named Marinas

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

    72% of people named Marinas identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 72%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 18%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.9%
    • Two or more races 3.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Marinas

    Marinas has the Soundex code M652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M652.

    Other Galician surnames

    All 34 Galician surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Marinas come from?
    Borrowed from Galician Mariñas. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
    How common is the surname Marinas?
    629 people in the United States had the surname Marinas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 490,851 Americans. It ranked 35,721st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Marinas?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Marinas identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 18% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Marinas getting more or less common?
    More common. 408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 629 in 2010, up 54%.