Explore the Family Name Maren

The meaning of Maren

1. Slovenian: variant of Marn. 2. German: topographic name of Dutch origin, for someone who lived by a watercourse (see Van Maren). 3. English (Lancashire and Middlesex): variant of Marron. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland. 4. Perhaps also an American shortened form of Dutch Van Maren. Some characteristic forenames: German Ilse.

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How common is the last name Maren in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Maren has seen a slight decrease in the decade between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Maren was ranked 71,808th in popularity and had been used by 253 families. By 2010, it had slipped in rank to 82,044 and the count dropped to 230, a decline of 9.09%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 11.11%, from 0.09 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,808	#82,044	-14.25%
Count	253	230	-9.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maren

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Maren. In 2000, 71.54% of those bearing the surname identified as White, dropping to 68.26% by 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic rose slightly from 23.32% to 24.78%. Interestingly, the share of Black individuals with this surname saw a significant increase of 53.54%, albeit from a small base of 1.98% in 2000 to 3.04% in 2010. There were no changes for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities. A new category emerged in 2010 with 3.04% of people identifying as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.54%	68.26%	-4.58%
Hispanic	23.32%	24.78%	6.26%
Two or More Races	0%	3.04%	0%
Black	1.98%	3.04%	53.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%