Given name & surname
Mauritz
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Mauritz is a variant of Maurice. One Latin interpretation is “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Mauritz is a variant of Maurice. One Latin interpretation is “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Mauritz is a variant of Maurice. An origin associated with Maurice is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Mauritz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 12 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 7 in 1921. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 368 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.
Mauritz’s family of names
Mauritz has a related form in Maurice. In German usage, Mauritz has a related form in Moritz. In German usage, Mauritz has a related form in Moriz.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 9
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Maurizioequivalent
- Mauriequivalent
- Mavricijequivalent
- Mořicequivalent
- Mauritsequivalent
- Mauritiusequivalent
- Maurycyequivalent
- Meurigequivalent
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People named Mauritz
- Mauritz StillerSwedish film director (1883–1928)
- Mauritz Anderssonwrestler (1886–1971)
- Mauritz von WiktorinGerman general1883–1956
- Mauritz Erikssonsport shooter (1888-1947)
- Mauritz Johanssonsport shooter (1881–1966)
- Mauritz de HaasAmerican painter (1832-1895)
- Mauritz SandbergSwedish association football player (1895-1981)
- Mauritz Björnström-SteffanssonRMS Titanic survivor (1883–1962)
- Mauritz BrännströmSwedish cross-country skier (1918-2006)1914–1974
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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