Explore the Family Name Marius

The meaning of Marius

French and West Indian (mainly Haiti): from the Latin personal name Marius (see Mario).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Marius has increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Marius was ranked 63,297th most popular surname and increased to the rank of 50,196 in 2010, showing a positive shift of 20.7%. The number of individuals with this surname also demonstrated a notable growth, increasing from 295 in 2000 to 417 in 2010, a rise of 41.36%. Accordingly, the proportion of the Marius surname per 100,000 people also showed an increase, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, thus reflecting a change of 27.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#50,196	20.7%
Count	295	417	41.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marius

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the distribution of the Marius surname across different ethnicities also shifted between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as Black held the majority of the Marius surname, increasing from 57.63% in 2000 to 70.74% in 2010, a rise of 22.75%. The Hispanic ethnicity also saw a slight increase from 10.85% to 11.51%. However, the percentage of individuals with the Marius surname who identified as White decreased by 11.21% from 18.64% to 16.55%, while those identifying with Two or more races dropped significantly from 12.88% to 1.20%. There were no changes reported for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities, with both remaining at 0.00% in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	57.63%	70.74%	22.75%
White	18.64%	16.55%	-11.21%
Hispanic	10.85%	11.51%	6.08%
Two or More Races	12.88%	1.2%	-90.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%