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Etymology of De maria

What does the name De maria mean?

The name is Biblical in origin, coming from the Virgin Mary. The fact that the prefixes "De" and "Di" are often added to it suggest that it could be metronymic, that is, a surname originally derived from the name of the first bearer's mother, and meaning "son of Maria." This is rare in Italian names, generally such names were taken from the name of the father (patronymics). In some cases the children of widows or the illegitimate children of noblemen's mistresses took the mother's name for their surname.

Early Origins of the De maria family

The surname De maria was first found in Genoa (Italian: Genova), and elsewhere throughout Italy. As surnames began to come in to usage in Italy, this name emerged independently in different parts of the peninsula.

Early History of the De maria family

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De maria Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Maria, De Maria, Demaria, Di Maria, Mari and others.

Early Notables of the De maria family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Lorenzo Cybo de Mari (c.1450-1503), an Italian Catholic cardinal, Archbishop of Benevento, was made cardinal in 1489; Francesco di Maria...
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De maria Ranking

In the United States, the name De maria is the 12,071st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


De maria migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

De maria Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Juan DeMaria, who landed in Peru in 1837 2
De maria Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Angiola DeMaria, aged 24, who immigrated to America from Benevento, Italy, in 1907
  • Agostino Demaria, aged 1, who immigrated to the United States from Caliano, Italy, in 1910
  • Carlo Demaria, aged 3, who settled in America from Caliano, Italy, in 1910
  • Benedetta Demaria, aged 16, who landed in America from Trasca, Italy, in 1911
  • Brigida DeMaria, aged 31, who immigrated to the United States from Bari, Italy, in 1913
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name De maria (post 1700) +

  • Walter De Maria (1935-2013), American sculptor and composer, best known for The Lightning Field (1977)
  • Francesco DeMaria (b. 1928), Italian-American chemist
  • Chris Demaria (b. 1980), American baseball player
  • Virginia DeMaria, American Democratic Party politician, Member of New York Democratic State Committee, 1948 3
  • Thomas DeMaria, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980 3
  • Carlo DeMaria Jr., American politician, Mayor of Everett, Massachusetts, 2011 3
  • Atilio José "Attilio Demaria" Demaría (1909-1990), Italian Argentine footballer player
  • Yves Demaria (b. 1972), French motocross racer
  • David DeMaría (b. 1976), Spanish singer and songwriter
  • Fernando Demaría (b. 1928), Argentine poet, philosopher and classical scholar
  • ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Monongah Mine
  • Mr. Angelo Demaria (b. 1881), Slavic coal miner who was in mine 8 at the Monongah Mine on 6th December 1907 when it exploded and collapsed; he died 4
  • Mr. Joseph Demaria (b. 1883), Slavic coal miner who was in mine 8 at the Monongah mine on 6th December 1907 when it exploded and collapsed; he died 4
  • Mr. Mike Demaria (b. 1883), Polish coal miner who was in mine 8 at the Monongah mine on 6th December 1907 when it exploded and collapsed; he died 4
  • Mr. Sebastian Demaria (b. 1879), Slavic coal miner who was in mine 8 at the Monongah mine on 6th December 1907 when it exploded and collapsed; he died 4
  • Mr. Sebastian Demaria (b. 1881), American Italian coal miner who was in mine 8 at the Monongah mine on 6th December 1907 when it exploded and collapsed; he died 4


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 15) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. Monongah Mining Disaster retrieved on 8th August 2021. Retrieved from https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/monongah.htm


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