Given name & surname
Marciano
“the little warrior”
Marciano is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marciano is a variant of Marcel. One French interpretation is “the little warrior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marciano is a variant of Marcel. An origin associated with Marcel is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1917. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Marciano is a variant of Marcel. The history of Marcel gives this family its wider story. Marcel’s historical associations include a 3rd-century missionary to Gaul, martyred at Bourges with his companion Anastasius.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Marciano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,282
- 1,282 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 37
- #3,222 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −12%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 37 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,222 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 42 in 2013. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,979 as a first name in 2020; 2,805 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marciano’s family of names
Marciano has a related form in Marcel. In Italian usage, Marciano has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form MARCJAN. In Italian usage, Marciano as a surname has a related form in MARZANO.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marciano
- Marciano VinkDutch footballerborn 1970
- Marciano BrumaDutch footballerborn 1984
- MarcianoBrazilian footballerborn 1980
- Marciano Saldíasfootballerborn 1966
- Marciano CanteroArgentine musician1960–2022
- Marciano AzizBelgian association football playerborn 2001
- Pedro DurrutiSpanish anarcho-falangist1911–1937
- Marciano Norman14th Head of the Indonesian State Intelligence Agency (2011-2015)born 1954
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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