Given name & surname
Maurizio
“a dark-skinned man; Moorish”
Maurizio is a variant of Maurice. One Latin interpretation is “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Maurizio is a variant of Maurice. One Latin interpretation is “a dark-skinned man; Moorish.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Maurizio is a variant of Maurice. An origin associated with Maurice is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian usage, Maurizio developed from MAURICIUS.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1961. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Maurizio through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 707
- 707 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 22 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #6,041 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −11%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,041 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 11.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,367 as a first name in 2020; 294 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.
Maurizio’s family of names
Maurizio shares a linguistic root with Maurice. In Italian usage, Maurizio has a conventional equivalent in the German form Moritz. Maurizio has a related form in Maurice.
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Around the world
Maurizio has relatives in 5 languages.
6 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 14
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Maurizio
- Maurizio MalvestitiItalian Catholic bishopborn 1953
- Maurizio SarriItalian association football managerborn 1959
- Maurizio MicheliItalian actor, voice actor, comedian, author and playwrightborn 1947
- Maurizio PolliniItalian pianist and conductor (1942–2024)
- Maurizio GucciItalian businessman (1948–1995)
- Maurizio CattelanItalian sculptor and conceptual artist (born 1960)
- Maurizio DamilanoItalian racewalkerborn 1957
- Maurizio GalbaioDoge of Venice800–797
- Maurizio GaudinoGerman footballerborn 1966
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