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    The surname Maurice

    A patronymic surname, carried by 3,919 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈɹis/ 2 syllables Soundex M620 Also a first name

    Maurice: #8,430 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Maurice #8,430, 3,919 people Maurice: #8,430 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Maurice #8,430, 3,919 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maurice is more common than 94.8% of them.

    Origin

    From Middle English Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,919 people named Maurice in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,782 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,574.

    #8,430
    rank among US surnames
    3,919
    people in 2010
    1.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.7%
    change since 2000 (was #8,490)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,425Lair3,92378,701
    #8,427Hagood3,92278,721
    #8,429Campana3,92078,762
    #8,430Maurice3,91978,782
    #8,432Hake3,91878,802

    Who is named Maurice

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

    64% of people named Maurice identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Maurices

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mary Maurice
      American actress (1844-1918)
    • Frederick Barton Maurice
      British Army general and writer (1871–1951)

    Notable Maurices come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Maurice

    Maurice has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Maurice come from?
    From Middle English Maurice, from Late Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus (“Moor; dark, swarthy”). Popularized by a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyr.
    How common is the surname Maurice?
    3,919 people in the United States had the surname Maurice in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,782 Americans. It ranked 8,430th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Maurice?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Maurice identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Maurice?
    Mary Maurice, American actress (1844-1918), followed by Frederick Barton Maurice.
    Where is the surname Maurice most common?
    Wikidata records people named Maurice in the United States and the United Kingdom.
    How do you pronounce Maurice?
    Maurice is /məˈɹis/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Maurice?
    Maurice is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Maurice getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,574 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,919 in 2010, up 9.7%.
    Is Maurice also a first name?
    Yes. Maurice 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.