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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


United States 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
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada 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
  • ... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Empress of Ireland
  • 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


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "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
  3. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  4. 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)
  5. Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
  6. 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
  7. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html


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