Marrero Surname

4,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123,556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cuba
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Marrero Surname Definition:

Form of the infinitive "marrear" - to cut stones - thus "a stone cutter."

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Marrero Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cuba36,2061:31851
United States22,2581:16,2842,066
Puerto Rico19,2161:18549
Spain16,4981:2,834335
Venezuela15,6251:1,933336
Dominican Republic5,3311:1,957299
Uruguay2,6411:1,299151
Mexico2,0461:60,6682,884
Argentina1,3301:32,1382,682
Philippines7601:133,20822,640
Brazil4191:510,91719,207
Ecuador2701:58,9115,040
Peru2091:152,0778,017
Costa Rica1551:30,839892
Panama931:42,0672,183
Colombia911:524,9907,164
England621:898,67846,462
Canada571:646,41452,764
Chile461:382,96710,457
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Belgium211:547,45951,586
United States Virgin Islands201:5,519844
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
France111:6,038,429280,838
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Ireland61:784,82316,062
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
El Salvador41:1,585,9724,802
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Marrero (177) may also be a first name.

Marrero Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Form of the infinitive "marrear" - to cut stones - thus "a stone cutter."

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

The surname Marrero is derived from the Latin word marra, meaning 'hammer'. Therefore it means 'stonebreaker'.

- yanzel.marrero

Marrero Last Name Facts

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

Marrero (Arabic: ماريرو, Russian: Марреро) occurs most in Cuba. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marrero? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,555th most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 58,982 people. The last name Marrero is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Marrero reside; 49 percent reside in Caribbean and 49 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Marrero is also the 685,598th most frequent given name in the world It is held by 177 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Cuba, where it is carried by 36,206 people, or 1 in 318. In Cuba Marrero is mostly found in: Havana, where 18 percent are found, Holguín Province, where 11 percent are found and Santiago de Cuba Province, where 8 percent are found. Besides Cuba it exists in 81 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Puerto Rico, where 16 percent are found.

Marrero Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marrero has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marrero last name increased 82,437 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marrero Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marrero surname are 40.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 93.94% registered with the political party.

The amount Marrero earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 21.85% more than the national average, earning S/. 23,620 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.73% less than the national average, earning $17,769,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 13.89% less than the national average, earning $37,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $53,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marreiro935,067/
Marreros933,232/
Marrerro9343/
Marreero935/
Marriero934/
Marrrero934/
Marreroz934/
Mairrero931/
Marraero931/
Marreroo931/
Marero92753/
Marreiros885,985/
Marrerros881/
Marrreros881/
Marreirro881/
Marretros881/
Marraro86577/
Marrera86267/
Morrero86196/
Marerro8679/
Mareiro8670/
Mareroa8668/
Merrero8664/
Mariero8661/
Matrero8660/
Marriro869/
Marhero867/
Margero867/
Marzero867/
Marroro864/
Mareero863/
Mararro862/
Maresro861/
Marergo861/
Mareroh861/
Marreira802,044/
Maharero801,223/
Marriera8042/
Matreiro8015/
Maireroa8014/
Morreiro8013/
Maureiro8011/
Morriero808/
Mareiros806/
Merreiro805/
Maurrera804/
Morrerro802/
Marziero802/
Morreros802/
Marearos801/
Marreras801/
Mareeros801/
Morresro800/
Morero772,372/
Marera771,612/
Maroro771,339/
Mararo771,291/
Mariro77546/
Merero7713/
Marreiras7524/
Morreiros755/
Marrierra751/
Maurera716,482/
Moreroa711,527/
Mariera711,467/
Marrara71938/
Moreiro71691/
Morerod71336/
Merrera71298/
Moriero71279/
Margera71197/
Morrera71120/
Morgero7137/
Mereyro7132/
Mairaro7123/
Marerra7118/
Marerat7113/
Maararo7112/
Mereiro7112/
Marrira717/
Maryros714/
Mairiro714/
Maruiro713/
Morerro712/
Mararoj712/
Mariros712/
Maerera711/
Mareera711/
Marireu711/
Moreros711/
Morerot711/
Maroera711/
Masrera711/
Marzera711/
Maerora711/
Marirou711/
Maraera711/
Mairera711/
Meararo711/
Moroero711/
Moreyro711/
Meriero711/
Morriro711/
Marirot711/
Morroro710/
Maureira6711,895/
Morreira67886/
Maureyra6773/
Mararheu6726/
Morreyra6714/
Mahriroh6712/
Maharera6712/
Mareerat6712/
Morriera675/
Moureiro674/
Maureras674/
Mherrera673/
Marehera672/
Mauriera672/
Marhioro672/
Matreira672/
Marraira672/
Maurairo671/
Morrisro671/
Marrarah671/
Merreira671/
Mairrara671/
Mairarou671/
Merreyra671/
Morreras671/
Marierah671/

Marrero Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marrero in the Russian language
Маррероmarrero-
Marrero in the Arabic language
ماريروmaryrw-

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Marrero Reference & Research

Marrero DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Marrero FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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