The Marin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 43,904 people carried this name — #784 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 6,720 people counted. That is up 38% from 31,786 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Marin surname
A surname, meaning marine or sailor.
The reason for the lack of expected final -o is unclear.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Marín» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 27,903 people named Marin 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 7,276 people named Marin.
968 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 98 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 818 people named Marin 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.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
780 people named Marin live in Switzerland.
They live in 20 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
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 Poland’s population register
33 people named Marin have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 313 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In the Nordic population registers
1,143 people named Marin are counted in Finland and Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Marin in American newspapers,
1913–1961.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 180,451 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Marin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Michel-Ange Marin 1697–1767 · writer -
Auguste Marin 1860–1904 · writer -
Filip Marin 1865–1928 · sculptor -
Gassy Marin 1883–1969 · Esperantist -
Luis Ramón Marín 1884–1944 · photographer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 286 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Marin.
- Marier 329 · U.S. census
- Marietta 958 · U.S. census
- Mariette 123 · U.S. census
- Marietti 216 · U.S. census
- Marigliano 253 · U.S. census
- Marigny 180 · U.S. census
- Marina 820 · U.S. census
- Marine 3,676 · U.S. census
- Marinelli 4,483 · U.S. census
- Marinello 1,459 · U.S. census
- Maring 1,329 · U.S. census
- Maringer 187 · U.S. census
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