Show ContentsMarius History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Marius family

The surname Marius was first found in Castile, in north central Spain.

Early History of the Marius family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marius research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Marius History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marius Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Santa Maria, Santa Marie, St. Maria, St. Marie and many more.

Early Notables of the Marius family

More information is included under the topic Early Marius Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marius Ranking

In France, the name Marius is the 6,394th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 1


Marius migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marius Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Catalyntje Marius, who landed in New York in 1631 2
Marius Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Andreas Marius, aged 34, who arrived in Missouri in 1839 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Marius (post 1700) +

  • Simon Marius (1570-1624), German astronomer
  • Emil Marius Eriksen (1886-1950), Norwegian gymnast who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
  • Manning Marius Kimmel (1913-1944), United States Navy submarine officer in World War II
  • Alfred Marius Bongiovanni (1921-1986), American physician, award winning researcher in endocrinology
  • Charles Marius Barbeau (1883-1969), Canadian Rhodes Scholar, ethnographer, and folklorist, considered a founder of Canadian anthropology
  • Claude Marius Vaïsse (1799-1864), Italian politician
  • Marius Batu (1959-2024), Romanian folk singer
  • Marius Roustan (1870-1942), also known as Mario, French politician
  • Marius Laux (b. 1986), retired German footballer who last played for 1. FC Köln II
  • Marius Jonker (b. 1968), South African rugby union Television Match Official and former referee


  1. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  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)


Houseofnames.com on Facebook