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The surname Mauricio came from the personal name Mauro, which is itself derived from the Latin name Maurus.

Early Origins of the Mauricio family

The surname Mauricio was first found in Milan (Italian: Milano, Milanese: Milan), the second-most populous city in Italy and the capital of Lombardy with Gandolfo Maurello, who moved his family to Sicily around 1205.

Early History of the Mauricio family

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Mauricio Spelling Variations

Italian surnames come in far more variations than the names of most other nationalities. Regional traditions and dialects are a decisive factor in this characteristic. For example, northern names tend to end in "o", while southern in "i". Also important, but not unique to Italy, was the fact that before dictionaries and the printing press most scribes simply spelled words according to their sounds. The predictable result was an enormous number of spelling variations. The recorded spellings of Mauricio include Mauro, Mauri, Maur, Maura, De Mauro, Di Mauro, Maurich, Mauric, Maurovic, Lo Mauro, Maurello, Mauricio, Maurigi, Mauruzi, Mauriello, Maurelli, Maurel, Maurino, Maurini and many more.

Early Notables of the Mauricio family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Lico Francesco Mauro, a famous mathematician during the late 15th century from Messina. Nicol Mauruzi was a very famous military Captain who was in command of the Florentine troupes and achieved the greatest victories of the 15th century. Mauro Mauri was a renowned author...
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Mauricio Ranking

In the United States, the name Mauricio is the 8,550th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Mauricio family

Early records show that people bearing the name Mauricio arrived in North America quite early: Francesca Mauricio, who arrived in New Orleans in 1778, Rosana and Anna Mauro, who sailed aboard the SS Letimbro from Palermo to New York, arriving December 3, 1888, Antonia Mauro, arrived in New York on 25 July 1896 aboard the S.S. Olympia from Naples, and A. Delmauro, who arrived in New York in 1891 aboard the S.S. Anglia..


Contemporary Notables of the name Mauricio (post 1700) +

  • Carlos Mauricio Espínola (b. 1971), Argentine gold medalist windsurfer and politician, flag bearer for Argentina in two Summer Olympic Games (2000 in Sydney and 2004 in Athens), Mayor of Corrientes from 2009 to 2013
  • Martin Mauricio Gison (b. 1914), Filipino gold, three-time silver and bronze medalist sports shooter, active in the 1950s
  • José Mauricio Pacini (b. 1976), Argentine footballer who plays for Platense F.C. in the Honduran national league
  • Juan Mauricio Soler Hernández (b. 1983), Colombian former professional road bicycle racer
  • Diego Mauricio Toro Arcila (b. 1982), Colombian footballer
  • Mauricio Esteban Rodas Espinel (b. 1975), Ecuadorian lawyer, social policy consultant, and politician who served as the Metropolitan Mayor of Quito (2014-2019)
  • Mauricio Molina (1966-2023), Argentine professional golfer
  • Mauricio Islas (b. 1973), Mexican actor best known for his work in telenovelas
  • Mauricio Altieri Scarpato, Italian Research Engineer at CEA-LIST
  • Mauricio Araújo de Sousa (b. 1935), Brazilian cartoonist who has created over 200 characters for his popular series of children's comic books


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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