Marano
A surname with likely Italian roots, most often tied to a place name rather than a personal nickname.
The #8,853 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 83,422 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Marano is most likely an Italian surname formed from a place name, since many Italian surnames derive from the town or village a family came from. The place-name element is often traced to Latin Maranus, which is commonly explained as connected with mare, meaning “sea,” or with a personal name used in Roman and later times. In practice, the surname usually means “someone from Marano” or “from a place called Marano.”
History
The surname is found in Italy and in Italian diaspora communities, especially in the Americas. Several Italian towns and localities are named Marano, which makes the surname independently possible in more than one region. In the United States it is relatively uncommon and is likely to have arrived through Italian immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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Fun fact
There are multiple Italian places called Marano, including Marano di Napoli and Marano Vicentino, so the surname can have more than one local origin.