Explore the Family Name Maroun

The meaning of Maroun

Arabic (Lebanon): from the Arabic personal name Mārūn, Latin Maron, borne by a 4th-century Syriac Christian hermit monk, after whom the Maronites, a Christian group in Lebanon, were named. Compare Maroon. Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Michel, Camil, Camille, Pascal. Arabic/Muslim Maroun, Said, Charbel, Majeed, Nabih, Nabil, Nader, Naji, Nasif, Salem, Samir.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Maroun has been increasing in popularity throughout the United States. From 2000 to 2010, the rank of the surname Maroun rose by 18.4 percent, moving from the 50,366th most popular name to the 41,100th. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Maroun surname expanded by 35.9 percent, from 390 to 530 people. The proportion of people named Maroun per 100,000 also increased, going up by 28.57 percent to reach 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,366	#41,100	18.4%
Count	390	530	35.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.18	28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maroun

Looking at the ethnic identity of those with the Maroun surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows a few shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Marouns who identify as white saw an increase of 2.18 percent, reaching 96.42 percent. Those who reported being of two or more races decreased slightly by 26.62 percent, representing 1.13 percent of all Marouns in 2010. Hispanic representation also saw a slight decrease of 7.8 percent, while the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders dropped to zero. Black representation and American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained at zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.36%	96.42%	2.18%
Hispanic	2.05%	1.89%	-7.8%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.13%	-26.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.54%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%