Marín History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Marín family
The surname Marín was first found in Brittany.
Early History of the Marín family
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Marín Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Marin, Maret, Marinette, Marinier, Marignier and many more.
Early Notables of the Marín family
Notable amongst this name at this time was Michel-Ange Marin, an ascetic author who was born in 1697 in Marseille. From a noble family, originally from Gênes, which settled in Provence around the middle of the twelfth century, his brother was a general commissioner of the marine and was important in relations with Guadaloupe. Jean-Philbert Maret, born in Dijon in 1705, was a surgeon; Hugues Maret was a skillful doctor and surgeon...
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Marín World Ranking
In the United States, the name Marín is the 1,495th most popular surname with an estimated 19,896 people with that name. 1 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Marín is ranked the 817th most popular surname. 2 And in France, the name Marín is the 194th popular surname with an estimated 17,288 people with that name. 3
Marín migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Marín 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
Marín 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
Marín 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
Marín 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
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Marín migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Marín 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
Marín 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 Marín (post 1700) +
- John Marin (1870-1953), American modernist artist
- Rosario Marin (b. 1958), Treasurer of the United States from 2001 to 2003
- Jacques-Barthélémy Marin, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
- Christian Marin (1929-2012), French film actor from Lyon
- Maguy Marin (b. 1951), French dancer and choreographer
- 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
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Historic Events for the Marín family +
- 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 7
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.
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 14) Jacques-Barthélémy Marin. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
- Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html