Marion Surname

11,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,736 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Marion Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mary,' from the diminutive Mari-on, 'little Mary'; compare Gibbon from Gib, Alison from Alice, Diccon from Dick. Marion or Marian is now a separate name from Mary, as is Eliza from Elizabeth.

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Marion Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,8171:19,2622,416
France17,9901:3,692278
Canada5,2411:7,0301,037
Brazil1,3481:158,8096,116
Israel1,1051:7,7441,221
Belgium8001:14,3712,184
India5111:1,501,10656,456
Australia5041:53,5636,606
Italy4561:134,11621,511
Kenya3821:120,89010,105
Germany3131:257,20627,662
South Africa2921:185,54020,240
New Zealand2571:17,6203,093
Mauritius2331:5,5511,122
Dominican Republic2311:45,1642,375
Argentina2231:191,67515,950
Switzerland2091:39,2965,604
England1981:281,40421,905
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
Netherlands1401:120,62318,951
Thailand1301:543,37293,529
Philippines1271:797,15176,551
Indonesia1181:1,120,75680,521
Spain671:697,79230,551
Haiti601:178,0657,089
New Caledonia571:4,846930
Poland571:666,82057,730
Papua New Guinea551:148,24920,445
Croatia461:91,92615,142
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Romania371:542,64540,475
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Slovenia251:99,50711,584
Ireland231:204,7368,142
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Guam211:7,6251,143
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Chile181:978,69319,774
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Norway131:395,56035,657
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
China111:124,301,9616,553
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Guyana91:84,6916,279
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Paraguay91:804,0838,568
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6551:18,9152,405

The alternate forms: Marión (8) are calculated separately.

Marion (830,052) may also be a first name.

Marion Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Mary,' from the diminutive Mari-on, 'little Mary'; compare Gibbon from Gib, Alison from Alice, Diccon from Dick. Marion or Marian is now a separate name from Mary, as is Eliza from Elizabeth. The doublet Mary Ann helps to perpetuate the modern idea that Marian is a compound of Mary and Ann. It is ludicrous to read that' Marian, more frequently written Marion, is not formed from Mary and Ann, as some French writers have supposed, but more probably from Mariamne, the wife of Herod, &c.': A Lytell Geste of Robin Hode. This is 'out of the frying-pan into the fire.' Maid Marian was as often styled 'Malkin, the May Lady,' Malkin being the English diminutive of Mary. Jamieson has unfortunately permitted the' Mariamne' view a place in his dictionary.

Marion Lambert, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Mariona fil. Henry, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Marion, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Marionson, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Marion, 1379: ibid.

1391. Gilbert Marion: Cal. of Wills in the Court of Husting.

1638. Married — Thomas Allamby and Averine Marrian: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1688. Baptised — Thomas, s. Thomas Maryan: St. Mary Aldermary (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Hebrew) dims. of Mary = Bitterness [Hebrew Máráh; with the French diminutive suff. -on]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) Descendant of little Mary (bitterness).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Marion Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Marion Come From? nationality or country of origin

Marion (Arabic: مريون, Hindi: मरियोन, Marathi: मारीयन, Russian: Марион) is found most in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Marión. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marion? popularity and diffusion

The surname Marion is the 11,073rd most frequently used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 143,637 people. The last name Marion is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Marion are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Marion is also the 1,122nd most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 830,052 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 18,817 people, or 1 in 19,262. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 6 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Marion is found in 128 countries. It is also found in France, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 10 percent are found.

Marion Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marion has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marion surname rose 709 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 336 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 121 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marion Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland and Christian (94%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Marion last name are 12.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.35% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marion earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.58% more than the national average, earning 445,001 kr per year; in Peru they earn 166.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 51,646 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.56% more than the national average, earning R 310,260 per year; in Colombia they earn 9.76% more than the national average, earning $24,918,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.18% less than the national average, earning $42,208 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning $44,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marión948/
Marrion92609/
Marijon92347/
Marione92275/
Matrion92109/
Marzion9289/
Maurion9252/
Mariong9237/
Mearion9212/
Masrion924/
Maraion924/
Mayrion923/
Mairion923/
Marionn922/
Marioon921/
Marihon921/
Margion921/
Maroion920/
Marin91926,168/
Marzeion86100/
Marrione8662/
Maregion8649/
Mariotin8610/
Maragion865/
Marionne863/
Mayrione861/
Marraion861/
Marjione861/
Maurione861/
Marrrion861/
Marina8344,167/
Marian8334,595/
Maurin8321,483/
Marien838,398/
Maring838,345/
Mariom837,695/
Marzin833,862/
Mariën832,305/
Margin831,259/
Marrin831,150/
Maryon83758/
Mahrin83583/
Masrin83410/
Morion83407/
Merion83384/
Marjon83250/
Mairin83208/
Marián83188/
Matrin83178/
Mayrin83140/
Marijn8375/
Maroen8369/
Marțin8330/
Mearin8320/
Maruin8317/
Marint8315/
Marinn8314/
Maarin8314/
Marimn8313/
Mareon838/
Marind837/
Mmarin837/
Marião836/
Marisn836/
Marihn835/
Majrin835/
Mharin834/
Marinq831/
Marinė831/
Mariĭn831/
Marn806,334/
Maregionn801,449/
Mearegion8025/
Marionova8012/
Mairegion804/
Marionová803/
Mahurin771,997/
Maurina771,919/
Mauring771,336/
Marijan771,297/
Mariane77893/
Mayrina77851/
Marzian77622/
Marrian77566/
Merrion77557/
Maharin77472/
Mariang77298/
Mearing77267/
Mariean77234/
Mairina77182/
Morijon77157/
Marrink77127/
Marring77118/
Mariann77103/
Mairing7787/
Margian7783/
Marinne7770/
Mayring7769/
Mahrian7767/
Masrian7765/
Maryoon7758/
Marjohn7757/
Mariant7752/
Maurien7750/
Mayrian7746/
Mearian7743/
Maryond7742/
Marjoun7741/
Margeon7740/
Morione7738/
Morihon7738/
Mauriën7737/
Marțian7736/
Mehrion7733/
Maarina7731/
Maaring7731/
Matrian7730/
Marhian7728/
Marrien7726/
Morrion7723/
Marihan7721/
Meirion7719/
Mairien7718/
Marjian7715/
Marjone7714/
Marrina7713/
Mairian7713/
Marayon7712/
Marajon7711/
Mariand7710/
Merijon7710/
Maajrin7710/
Mairinq7710/
Marjonc778/
Mathrin778/
Maurrin778/
Moriong778/
Mariank778/
Hmasrin777/
Majrina777/
Mharing776/
Masring776/
Marinck776/
Maireon775/
Maurian775/
Mariaan774/
Marejon773/
Matring772/
Marienn772/
Morgion772/
Mariahn772/
Maryone771/
Maihrin771/
Maytrin771/
Maurinn771/
Maurisn771/
Mearina771/
Maruyon771/
Maringh771/
Marjhon771/
Moriosn771/
Hmaring771/
Mairinc771/
Maureon771/
Maurijn771/
Maurjon771/
Maarien771/
Marițan771/
Marriom771/
Maroyon771/
Mareyon771/
Mareone771/
Mairind771/
Maitrin771/
Moriotn771/
Matrink771/
Maurink771/
Majroen771/
Marianc771/
Maringg771/
Marrinn770/
Mayrien770/
Moraion770/
Morin73191,048/
Marim737,894/
Maren735,535/
Marín733,761/
Marne731,821/
Maryn731,200/
Mearn7385/
Marìn7359/
Mairn7357/
Márin7346/
Marrn7339/
Marhn7319/
Marén7315/
Mărin734/
Mgarn734/
Marïn733/
Mariñ733/
Marzn732/
Marnd732/
Marën732/
Mayrn731/
Maarn731/
Maurn731/
Marîn731/
Marñn731/
Marnø731/
Marnh731/
Marnn730/
Marng730/
Marinova7138,189/
Marianne712,740/
Maryatin711,592/
Mairiang71692/
Mariatin71663/
Marzejon71390/
Morrione71358/
Maringue71317/
Maryasin71155/
Maharian71119/
Marajian71112/
Mairinck7195/
Marinque7156/
Marinová7154/
Maurienė7137/
Morriosn7133/
Mariasin7132/
Mahurien7129/
Marjasin7128/
Mauriand7125/
Marijane7116/
Marinowa7115/
Marjatin7114/
Mairayon7111/
Maraiyan716/
Marriane716/
Marieann714/
Marjonne714/
Matriang714/
Mahajrin714/
Mareotin713/
Marzeyon712/
Maurinne712/
Morijohn712/
Mahairin711/
Marianck711/
Mariaten711/
Marjosin711/
Mauriane711/
Matrinck711/
Marziean711/
Matrijan711/
Marjoune711/
Mariamne711/
Morhijon711/
Marijaun711/
Mariaane711/
Marijyan711/
Mareiyan711/
Maythrin711/
Marrjohn711/
Marryone711/
Matriane711/
Marijian711/
Maringne711/
Marihand710/
Marriann710/
Mariam67137,556/
Marjan6738,821/
Morina6736,096/
Moriom6724,253/
Maryan675,754/
Moring675,248/
Mourin674,862/
Maryna673,636/
Morrin672,924/
Marren672,502/
Merian671,254/
Morian671,151/
Meurin67932/
Mayren67809/
Marzen67802/
Marean67735/
Morien67658/
Mauren67632/
Marent67566/
Morjon67396/
Mareom67367/
Mareen67356/
Marján67354/
Mareng67302/
Maryom67300/
Marianova67255/
Márián67211/
Mairen67191/
Moirin67179/
Morgin67167/
Maruen67159/
Mărian67156/
Maaren67148/
Moorin67145/
Maharn67137/
Mahren67120/
Mohrin67119/
Mairinque67103/
Mosrin6779/
Marianová6767/
Meryon6757/
Mauryn6748/
Mearim6746/
Motrin6743/
Maarim6743/
Morijn6742/
Masriatin6738/
Marehn6734/
Móring6729/
Maryonova6728/
Marțîn6728/
Masrim6727/
Meirin6727/
Mahargian6726/
Margne6725/
Matren6723/
Matryn6721/
Marzyn6719/
Marenn6718/
Marøen6715/
Morinc6715/
Mahurn6714/
Morzin6712/
Morint6712/
Marähn6712/
Morión6712/
Marrianne6711/
Maurim6710/
Mereon6710/
Marend679/
Meyrin678/
Masrejian678/
Marnne678/
Marjonova678/
Mayrén678/
Mairim677/
Morink676/
Maurinova675/
Moreon675/
Marrim675/
Maurín675/
Marïen675/
Morđin675/
Mahryn675/
Mayrinova674/
Mairne674/
Masren674/
Maarne674/
Mareun674/
Maraen674/
Mayrim674/
Marjom674/
Mearne674/
Marjating673/
Morinn673/
Maraiyang673/
Majren673/
Mahrén673/
Marjohsin673/
Marinnova672/
Mariaseng672/
Matrim672/
Mmorin672/
Marenc672/
Marrinque672/
Máring672/
Mairén672/
Marzaiyan672/
Morind671/
Marjiatin671/
Marnng671/
Marajiaan671/
Marrne671/
Mmarne671/
Mairingue671/
Morião671/
Marían671/
Maurianne671/
Maurén671/
Mashhrian671/
Mariánová671/
Mariangue671/
Marrën671/
Marrín671/
Mayrèn671/
Maïren671/
Morián671/
Moriën671/
Mmarín671/
Mojrin671/
Hmarim671/
Moryon671/
Maurriane671/
Mauthring671/
Merjon671/
Mairyn671/
Marahajon671/
Mearen670/
Morisn670/
Marngg670/
Maresn670/
Maurnd670/

Marion Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marion in the Hindi language
मरियोनmariyona50
मैरियनmairiyana50
Marion in the Marathi language
मारीयनmariyana44.44
मारीयोनmariyona22.22
मारीऑंmari'om11.11
मरीयनmariyana11.11
मरीनmarina11.11
Marion in the Russian language
Марионmarion-
Marion in the Arabic language
مريونmrywn-
ماريونmarywn-

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