Explore the Family Name Marez

The meaning of Marez

1. Hispanic: altered form of Catalan Marès (see Mares), influenced by the Spanish patronymic suffix -ez. 2. French (Nord): variant of Maret. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Lupe, Jesus, Armando, Juan, Juanita, Leandro, Ruben, Adelfa, Alfredo, Amalia, Ana.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marez has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 10,606th most common name, while in 2010 it moved up to 10,499th place. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by approximately 10.21%, from 2,773 in 2000 to 3,056 in 2010. The proportion per 100 thousand people slightly rose from 1.03 to 1.04.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,606	#10,499	1.01%
Count	2,773	3,056	10.21%
Proportion per 100k	1.03	1.04	0.97%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marez

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Marez from 2000 to 2010. Notably, there's a significant increase in individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander descent carrying this name, rising by 188%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals identifying as White grew by about 36.94%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic, still the largest group, decreased slightly by 3.89%. The census data also shows a decrease of 40.48% in American Indian and Alaskan Native, and an increase of 10.64% in Black individuals with this surname. The proportion of people identifying as two or more races saw a minor drop of 8.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.21%	84.78%	-3.89%
White	9.34%	12.79%	36.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.26%	0.75%	-40.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.25%	0.72%	188%
Black	0.47%	0.52%	10.64%
Two or More Races	0.47%	0.43%	-8.51%