Marien Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

It is easy to miss Marien in an index if you only search for Marian. Read literally, Marien points to “From Mariano (Marianus)”. Marien is listed among the recognised spellings of Marian.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Marien with 635 bearers, at rank 35,447. From 1891 to 2000, 1,666 births in France were registered under Marien. There were 46 such births in the 1890s and 157 in the 1990s. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Marín, Maurin and Marini.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Marian surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Marien report, with a museum-style coat of arms.