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Marin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The distinguished surname Marin originated in an area of Italy, known as the Papal States. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adapt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. The most traditional type of family name found in the region of the Papal States is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name. During the Middle Ages, Italians adopted the patronymic system of name-making because it perfectly complemented the prevailing Feudal System. In Italy the popularity of patronymic type of surname is also due to the fact that during the Christian era, people often named their children after saints and biblical figures. The surname Marin came from the name Marino, which is further derived from the Latin Marinus, which means of the sea. During the Middle Ages, parents frequently named their children after saints in the hopes of obtaining the grace and protection of the invoked saint for the child. The name Marino became popular because of devotion to several saints, including Saint Marino the Bishop of Rimini and Saint Marino who, according to tradition, founded the first Christian community on Mount Titano and from whom the Republic of San Marino takes its name. Alternatively, the surname Marini is of local origin, derived from the place named Marino, which is situated near Rome.

Early Origins of the Marin family

The surname Marin was first found in Orvieto, a small city which lies southwest of Perugia, where Ugolino Marini was consul for the town in 1068.

Early History of the Marin family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marin research. Another 151 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1251, 1414, 1528, 1569, 1571, 1605, 1608, 1625, 1627, 1653 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Marin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marin Spelling Variations

In comparison with other European surnames, Italian surnames have a surprising number of forms. They reflect the regional variations and the many dialects of the Italian language, each with its own distinctive features. For example, in Northern Italy the typical Italian surname suffix is "i", whereas in Southern Italy it is "o". Additionally, spelling changes frequently occurred because medieval scribes and church officials often spelled names as they sounded rather than according to any specific spelling rules. The spelling variations in the name Marin include DeMarini, DeMarinis, LaMarina, Marinacci, Marinaccio, Marinato, Marinazzo, Marinella, Marin, Marinetti, Marini, Mariniello, Marino, Marinolli, Marinoni, Marinotti, Marinotto, Marinucci, Marinuzzi and many more.

Early Notables of the Marin family

Prominent among members of the family was

Lucrezia Marinella (c.1571-1653), an Italian author
Onorio Marinari (1627-1715), an Italian painter and printmaker of the Baroque period

Marin World Ranking

In the United States, the name Marin is the 1,495^th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Marin is ranked the 817^th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Marin is the 194^th popular surname with an estimated 17,288 people with that name. 3

Marin migration to the United States +

Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Marin or a variant listed above:

Marin Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Luis Marín, who accompanied Cortés to Mexico in the 1520s
Bartolomé Marín, who arrived in Honduras in 1551
Juan Marín, who arrived in New Spain in 1577

Marin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Diego Marín de Negrón, an early governor of the La Plata region of Argentina, in 1613 he founded Argentina's first university, in Cordoba
Eliza Marín, who arrived in Virginia in 1655
Eliz Marin, who arrived in Virginia in 1656 4

Marin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Susan Marin, who arrived in Virginia in 1707 4
Matthew Marin, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1798

Marin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Antonia Marín, who arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1813
Antonia Marin, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1813 4
Jeronimo De Marin, who arrived in America in 1815 4
Santiago Marin, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1816 4
Diego Marin, who landed in America in 1817 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Marin migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marin Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Claude Marin, who landed in Canada in 1632-1760
Gilles Marin married in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec in 1685
Gilles Marin, son of Antoine and Françoise, who married Françoise Mersan, daughter of Pierre and Françoise, in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec on 26th November 1685 5
César Marin, son of Jacques and Hélène, who married Madeleine Niquet, daughter of Pierre-René and Françoise, in Saint-François-du-Lac, Quebec on 5th July 1691 5
Madeleine Marin married in Beauceville, Quebec in 1698

Marin Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Paul Marin, son of Charles-César and Marie-Madeleine, who married Marie-Josephte Guyon, daughter of Joseph and Madeleine, in Montreal, Quebec on 21st March 1718 5
Joseph Marin, son of Louis and Thérèse, who married Marguerite Vildé, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Anne, in Quebec on 13th April 1722 5
Claude Marin, son of César and Louise, who married Marie-Madeleine Coulon, daughter of Nicolas-Antoine and Angélique, in Montreal, Quebec on 30th December 1737 5
Augustin Marin, son of Jean and Marie-Josephte, who married Élisabeth Doiron, daughter of Paul and Marie, in Beaumont, Quebec on 15th June 1767 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Marin (post 1700) +

John Marin (1870-1953), American modernist artist
Rosario Marin (b. 1958), Treasurer of the United States from 2001 to 2003
Luciano Marin (1931-2019), Italian actor who appeared in more than twenty films since 1957
Angel Marin (1942-2024), Bulgarian politician, Vice President of Bulgaria from 2002 to 2012
Rubén Hugo Marín (1934-2024), Argentine politician who was a Senator for La Pampa Province
Edgar Ceferino Marín Leví (1943-2023), Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a striker (1962-1976)
Guadalupe Rivera Marín (1924-2023), Mexican lawyer and politician, Member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1961 to 1964 and again from 1979 to 1982
Carlos Marín Menchero (1968-2021), Spanish baritone and a member of the classical crossover group Il Divo, which has sold over 28 million records worldwide; he died from COVID 19
Urbano Marín (1935-2021), Chilean jurist, President of the Supreme Court from 2008 to 2010
Manuel Marín González (1949-2017), Spanish politician, President of the European Commission in 1999, President of the Congress of Deputies (2004-2008)
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Marin family +

Empress of Ireland

Mr. Jovan Marin (d. 1914), Croatian Third Class Passenger from Zagreb, Croatia who was traveling aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 6

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html