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

Early Origins of the Maurin family

The surname Maurin 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 Maurin family

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Maurin 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 Maurin 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 Maurin 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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Maurin Ranking

In the United States, the name Maurin is the 14,832nd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Maurin is ranked the 408th most popular surname with an estimated 10,415 people with that name. 2


United States Maurin migration to the United States +

Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Maurin were

Maurin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Pierre Maurin, aged 28, who landed in Louisiana in 1719 3
Maurin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • E Maurin, who arrived in Mississippi in 1855 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Maurin (post 1700) +

  • Antoine Maurin, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  3. 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)
  4. Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 16) Antoine Maurin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html


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