Show ContentsMarinez History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Marinez is a Spanish patronymic surname, an early form of hereditary surnames which were derived from the father's given name. Marinez comes from the personal name Martin, which is itself derived from the Latin Martinus, whose root is Mars, the name of the Roman god of fertility and war. The name Marinez became popular throughout Christian Europe after it was borne by the 4th century saint Martin of Tours.

Early Origins of the Marinez family

The surname Marinez was first found in Old Castile, in the heart of Spain, where the name originated in Visigothic times.

Early History of the Marinez family

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Marinez Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Martínez, Martinez, Martíniz, Martiniz, Martin, Martins, Martín, Marcial and many more.

Early Notables of the Marinez family

Prominent among members of the family were Pedro Martínez de Fita and Petro Martínez de la Font, twelfth century Castilian noblemen, García Martínez de Gordaliza, Ferran Martínez de Petrosa and Sancho Martínez de Leiva, thirteenth century noblemen, Ferrán Martínez, author of the "Libro del cavallero Zifar" (c.1300), Alfonso Martínez de Toledo, Archpriest of Talavera and author of...
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Marinez Ranking

In the United States, the name Marinez is the 13,715th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Marinez migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marinez Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Jose Marinez, aged 26, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1838 2
Marinez Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Francisco Marinez, aged 33, who immigrated to the United States from Soreto, Spain, in 1911
  • Ipifario Marinez, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1918
  • Emil Marinez, aged 35, who settled in America, in 1919
  • Jose Marinez, aged 33, who landed in America from Havana, Cuba, in 1919
  • Pedro Marinez, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Corunna, Spain, in 1921
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Contemporary Notables of the name Marinez (post 1700) +

  • Jhan Carlos Mariñez Fuente (b. 1988), Dominican Republican Major League Baseball pitcher for the Chicago White Sox


  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)


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