# Marion (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/marion/  
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 | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,777 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,446 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 20,894 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.9% (14,364 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Marion, from Old French Marion, a diminutive of Marie, used in England since the Middle Ages.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Marion 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) | 70% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Marion in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Marion

- Frances Marion, American journalist, author, film director and screenwriter (1888-1973)
- Shawn Marion, American basketball player (born 1978)
- Kitty Marion, actress and political activist, Militant Suffragette (1871-1944)
- Francis Marion, American politician, Continental Army officer (1732-1795)
- George F. Marion, American stage and screen actor (1860-1945)
- Edna Marion, American actress (1906-1957)
- Marty Marion, American baseball player and coach (1916–2011)
- Isaac Marion, American writer and musician

## Similar surnames

Marin, Marino, Morin, Merino, Mariano, Marron, Mariani, Maroney, Marini, Marrone, Marano, Marine.

## 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.