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Early Origins of the Marano family

The surname Marano was first found in Navarre, one of the medieval Christian kingdoms of northern Spain.

Early History of the Marano family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marano research. Another 218 words (16 lines of text) covering the year 1516 is included under the topic Early Marano History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marano Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maranon, Marano, Marrano and others.

Early Notables of the Marano family

Notable bearers of the family name Marano

  • were Maranon from Navarre

Marano Ranking

In the United States, the name Marano is the 12,381st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Marano migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marano Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Francis Marano, who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1843
  • Francis Marano, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1843 2
  • Felice Marano, who arrived in Ashtabula Co. OH sometime between 1875 and 1906
  • Domenico Marano, who settled in New York, NY in 1893
  • Gabriela Marano, who settled in New York, NY in 1893
Marano Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Alessandra Marano, aged 25, who settled in America from Pratola Serra, in 1903
  • Angelo Marano, aged 25, who landed in America from Acireale, Italy, in 1905
  • Angelo Marano, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Pratola Serra, Italy, in 1907
  • Alfonso Marano, aged 12, who settled in America from Pratolo Seras, Italy, in 1907
  • Allessandro Marano, aged 18, who immigrated to the United States from Pratola Seca, Italy, in 1910
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Marano (post 1700) +

  • Kristie Marano (b. 1979), Olympic wrestler, two-time gold Women's World Championships medalist
  • Laura Marano (b. 1995), American teen actress
  • Vanessa Nicole Marano (b. 1992), American actress
  • Kristie Marano (b. 1979), American Olympic wrestler
  • Luigi R. Marano, American Republican politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 12th District, 1957-64; Candidate for U.S. Representative from New York 15th District, 1964 3


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. 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)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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