Maurin Family History

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.