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The Marron surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,129 people carried this name — #6,606 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 57,500 people counted. That is up 13% from 4,558 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Marron surname

A French surname, Marron.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Marron» (French), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 31 births for the Marron name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The count includes the spelling Marren.

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

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 21
Connacht 7
Leinster 3

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 651 people named Marron 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 145
Santiago del Estero 104
Santa Fe 103
Entre Ríos 99
City of Buenos Aires 77
La Pampa 68
Tucumán 18
Chubut 15

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 513 people named Marron.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Ardèche.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Ardèche 83
Isère 61
Gard 51
Drôme 35
Rhône 28
Lozère 27
Aisne 20
Paris 20

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

In print

Marron in American newspapers,
1889–1900.

Newspaper page from Pittsburg Dispatch carrying the name Marron
Pittsburg Dispatch 1889-08-27
Newspaper page from The Anderson Intelligencer carrying the name Marron
The Anderson Intelligencer 1900-10-10
Newspaper page from Pittsburg Dispatch carrying the name Marron
Pittsburg Dispatch 1892-03-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 25,825 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Marron,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul-Henri Marron
    Paul-Henri Marron 1754–1832 · pastor
  • Sam Marron
    Sam Marron 1884–1954 · Australian rules football player
  • Arturo Pérez Marrón 1855–1901 · physician
  • O. N. Marron 1861–1945 · lawyer
  • Father Ferdinand 1872–1934 · Catholic priest
  • Marcel Marron 1877–1954 · manufacturer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Marron.

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