Explore the Family Name Marone

The meaning of Marone

Italian: 1. from an augmentative of the personal name Mare, perhaps from ancient Germanic Adimar (see Mari). 2. from the Latin personal name Maronius. 3. habitational name from Marone in Lombardy. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Rocco, Concetta, Salvatore, Severino.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Marone" saw a slight change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Marone ranked as the 17,408th most popular surname in the United States and by 2010 had moved to the 17,432nd position, marking a decrease of 0.14%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 8.3% over the decade, moving from 1,494 in 2000 to 1,618 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.55.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,408	#17,432	-0.14%
Count	1,494	1,618	8.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.55	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marone

The ethnic identity associated with the Marone surname also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. An increase was seen among those identifying as Hispanic and Black, with increases of 66.80% and 36.76% respectively. Those identifying as White decreased by 3.76% during this period. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native backgrounds remained relatively low, but showed an appearance in 2010 that was not present in 2000. Those identifying with two or more races saw a small decrease of 1.07%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.83%	88.38%	-3.76%
Black	3.21%	4.39%	36.76%
Hispanic	2.41%	4.02%	66.8%
Two or More Races	1.87%	1.85%	-1.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.74%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.62%	0%