Explore the Family Name Marines

The meaning of Marines

Catalan and Asturian-Leonese: habitational name from any of several towns called Marines, in Valencia and Asturias (Spain). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Erasmo, Ignacio, Luis, Ricardo, Roberto, Rosendo, Alejandro, Alicia, Amador, Ambrosio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Marines" has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 22116 with a count of 1091, translating to a proportion of 0.4 per 100k people. However, by 2010, the rank had improved to 20843 and the count increased to 1266, resulting in a proportion of 0.43 per 100k people. This represents a change of 5.76% in rank and 16.04% in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,116	#20,843	5.76%
Count	1,091	1,266	16.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.43	7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marines

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname "Marines", based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows that the majority identifying with this surname are of Hispanic ethnicity. In 2000, 83.87% identified as Hispanic, increasing slightly to 84.83% in 2010. The representation of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 14.12% in 2000 to 13.74% in 2010. The percentage of individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity also saw an increase from 0.73% in 2000 to 1.18% in 2010. It is important to note that there were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Data for those identifying with two or more races was suppressed in 2010 due to privacy concerns.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	83.87%	84.83%	1.14%
White	14.12%	13.74%	-2.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.73%	1.18%	61.64%
Two or More Races	0.73%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%