Maurice is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Maurice
No. of characters: 7
Origin: France
Meaning: Christian name which is the Catalan form Maurici. This name was mainly popularized by Saint Maurice, head of a Theban Legion to serve the Roman Emperor Maximilian, who was murdered for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods before battle. Etymology: Latin maurus = Moor. The name is widespread throughout France, is in the Vosges and the Indre-et-Loire that is most present. Diminutives: Mauriceau, Mauricet, Maurichon (Centre, Limousin, West). Feminine form: Mauricette (22).

How popular is Maurice?

Maurice is common in France.

Maurice is ranked 6222 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Maurices grew by 9.653049 per cent to 3919 since 2000 and ranked 8430 after elevating 60 spots. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.15 69.14
Black 28.37 24.06
Hispanic or Latino 3.27 1.96
Others 2.78 3.53
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1 0.87
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43 0.45
Maurice is quite popular family name mostly used in Egypt while Haiti is ahead in terms of density. Around 87818 people have been found who wears Maurice as their family name. Maurice is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
5,340 Iceland6
3,259 Ivory Coast5
9,391 Guyana5
103,755 Czech Republic5
1,078 Togo5
1,107 Niger5
2,980 Malawi4
35,184 Poland3
4,881 Oman3
10,686 Costa Rica3
662 New Caledonia3
710 French Polynesia3
22,232 Morocco3
6,706 Lebanon3
941 Liberia3
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
2,617 Cambodia2
706 Burundi2
3,437 Sudan2
5,217 Zambia2
41,879 Turkey2
6,103 Cyprus2
900 Laos2
1,777 Jersey2
18,625 Japan2
34,681 Norway2
9,185 Hong Kong2
21,929 Algeria2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
14,521 Portugal2
37,779 Serbia1
50,549 Georgia1
2,190 Barbados1
16,228 Bulgaria1
7,110 Bosnia1
717 Bhutan1
37,493 Austria1
7,847 Albania1
7,314 Bolivia1
6,820 Angola1
8,181 Botswana1
798 Anguilla1
7,292 Vietnam1
36,814 Romania1
692 Guinea1
17,768 Pakistan1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
2,057 Myanmar1
5,916 Mozambique1
6,212 Jamaica1
14,373 Jordan1
6,149 Ethiopia1
12,741 Ecuador1
7,895 South Korea1
801 Cape Verde1
613 Central African Republic1
340 Comoros1
2,505 Congo1
5,553 Taiwan1
8,371 Syria1
42,479 Greece1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
880 Djibouti1
16,283 Lithuania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,004 Bahrain49
7,175 Singapore41
722 The Bahamas35
8,720 Qatar29
282,307 Russia27
9,109 Burkina Faso25
3,873 Thailand24
3,605 China12
5,118 Senegal11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,262 Kuwait87
631 Luxembourg79
430 Saint Lucia74
21,946 Zimbabwe70
34,746 Spain67
7,449 Scotland66
18,012 Peru57
5,846 Ireland55
18,409 Sweden51
243,451 India51
Countries with hundreds of Maurice:
5,735 Tanzania876
14,537 Germany706
2,246 Benin703
9,471 South Africa676
180 Mauritius675
5,019 Ghana559
5,696 Australia518
4,870 Malaysia455
3,095 Switzerland369
4,853 Belgium364
6,781 Sri Lanka261
10,839 Netherlands261
39,199 Philippines258
22,208 Argentina239
3,599 New Zealand213
7,648 Venezuela201
52,914 Brazil191
2,926 Dominican Republic180
54,925 Indonesia165
7,135 Israel153
1,343 Trinidad and Tobago138
3,358 Wales113
59,335 Italy112
9,004 United Arab Emirates107
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Maurice:
2,785 Nigeria8,864
191 Haiti7,041
651 Madagascar5,384
7,809 United States4,823
1,351 Canada3,794
476 Rwanda3,578
1,818 Uganda3,361
1,931 Kenya2,982
1,366 Cameroon2,577
5,676 England1,264
Countries with ten thousands of Maurice:
585 Egypt19,203
289 France15,307
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 17 years old immigrant Ellen Maurice who was residing in Ireland migrated to New-York on January 14, 1850 by A.Z. put out from Liverpool. John Maurice, aged 36, Margret Maurice (12) Spinster, Michael Maurice, aged 10, James Maurice, aged 23, Margret Maurice, aged 22, Mary Maurice (36) Spinster, Kate Maurice (25) Immigrant, Cathl. Maurice, aged 24, and 1 other Maurice around 41.67% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster migrated to US.

From Italy

Calogero Maurice was 39 years old when he migrated to USA on October 30, 1883. He lived in Sicily where he worked as farmer and took Egnert from Palermo. Vito Maurice (27) Carpenter, are other Maurice that migrated to US from Bari, Fiume, Naples and Palermo & Trieste.

Comments

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Eboni Benzing
Maurice is a frequent Christian name and surname represents the Latin name mauritius this name was popularized by the head of the legion thebaine, tortures has Agaune (Swiss) to iiie century.

Maurice Namesakes

    Florian Maurice, French former footballer, played as a striker
  • E. Maurice Adler, Film producer
  • Antoine Maurice Apollinaire d'Argout, Statesman
  • Arlette Mauricette Bailly, Charles Vanel's wife
  • Nicolas Maurice Arthus, Immunologist
  • Jean Maurice Paul Jules de Noailles, Adrien de Noailles' son
  • Arlette Mauricette Bailly, Charles Vanel's wife
  • Buddy Bear Maurice Oliver, Jamie Oliver's son
  • María Belén Pérez Maurice, Olympic athlete
  • Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
  • Clément Maurice, Photographer
  • In 0 horror movie, The Motel '6', Bryan Maurice portrayed David.

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