Maurin Family History
Maurin Name Meaning
French: from a medieval personal name derived from the Latin name Maurinus a derivative of Maurus ‘Moor’ (see Mauro ) which was the name of a 6th-century Christian martyr. This form of the surname is also found in Germany Italy and Slovenia (see below). Compare Morin . Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Mavrin: from a personal name derived from the Latin name Maurinus (see above). In part Maurin is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola Slovenia (see Kocevar ). Italian: rare variant of Maurino a cognate of 1 above.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022