Explore the Family Name Maroni

The meaning of Maroni

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Marone. This surname is also found in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Jacques, Yves.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Maroni saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Maroni was ranked 42,437 in terms of commonality among surnames but dropped to rank 43,077 by 2010, a decrease of about 1.51%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 481 to 502, a rise of approximately 4.37% during the same period. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased slightly, from 0.18 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,437	#43,077	-1.51%
Count	481	502	4.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maroni

In regards to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Maroni, there were a few changes observed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of those with the Maroni name identified as White (95.43% in 2000, decreasing to 92.63% in 2010), there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.66% to 3.39%, a change of 104.22%. The percentage of those identifying as Black also increased from 1.04% to 1.59%. Additionally, the 2010 data shows that some people bearing the Maroni surname started identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, whereas there were none in this category in 2000. No one with the Maroni surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.43%	92.63%	-2.93%
Hispanic	1.66%	3.39%	104.22%
Black	1.04%	1.59%	52.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.04%	0%	0%