Marie surname: meaning, census count and records | FamilyCrests

The Marie surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,812 people carried this name — #11,241 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 105,300 people counted. That is up 17% from 2,395 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 19,190 people named Marie.

185 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 102 départements, most often Calvados.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 185
Calvados 6,947
Manche 2,836
Paris 1,519
Seine-Maritime 851
Orne 481
Eure 476
Yvelines 382
Pas-de-Calais 349

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

127 people named Marie live in Switzerland.

They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Vaud 37
Geneva 30
Bern 13
Neuchâtel 12
Fribourg 10
Zurich 9
Valais 6
Jura 4

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 34 people named Marie live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 34

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 33 people named Marie live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Hainaut 15
Brussels-Capital 13
Namur 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the Nordic population registers

46 people named Marie is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 46

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Marie in American newspapers,
1853–1926.

Newspaper page from Vermont Watchman And State Journal carrying the name Marie
Vermont Watchman And State Journal 1853-06-16
Newspaper page from The Camden Chronicle carrying the name Marie
The Camden Chronicle 1894-04-13
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Marie
The Salt Lake Herald 1900-04-15

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,722,721 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Marie,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary of Lorraine
    Mary of Lorraine 1515–1560 · monarch
  • André Briche
    André Briche 1772–1825 · military officer
  • Paul Marie
    Paul Marie 1787–1858 · Latin Catholic priest
  • Maximilien Marie
    Maximilien Marie 1819–1891 · military personnel
  • Constant Marie
    Constant Marie 1838–1910 · cobbler

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 213 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Marie is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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