The first name Maurice

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About the first name Maurice

Meaning

The name Maurice originally denoted a person “from Mauretania” or “Moorish”.

Historical origin

The name Maurice comes from Latin Mauritius, derived from Maurus.

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Devotion to saints strongly contributed to the spread of Maurice; religious calendars long influenced naming choices in Quebec.

Pronunciation:mo-rizmoʁ.is

Frequency of the first name Maurice by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Maurice by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name MauriceLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Maurice in baptisms by year.5037251201630170317761849192219951630–1634 2 baptisms1635–1639 4 baptisms1640–1644 2 baptisms1655–1659 1 baptisms1660–1664 2 baptisms1665–1669 2 baptisms1670–1674 6 baptisms1680–1684 1 baptisms1685–1689 3 baptisms1690–1694 2 baptisms1695–1699 1 baptisms1700–1704 4 baptisms1705–1709 2 baptisms1710–1714 1 baptisms1715–1719 1 baptisms1720–1724 3 baptisms1725–1729 2 baptisms1730–1734 4 baptisms1735–1739 1 baptisms1740–1744 1 baptisms1745–1749 2 baptisms1750–1754 6 baptisms1755–1759 2 baptisms1765–1769 2 baptisms1770–1774 6 baptisms1775–1779 1 baptisms1780–1784 1 baptisms1785–1789 1 baptisms1790–1794 4 baptisms1795–1799 5 baptisms1800–1804 3 baptisms1805–1809 4 baptisms1810–1814 7 baptisms1815–1819 9 baptisms1820–1824 8 baptisms1825–1829 11 baptisms1830–1834 8 baptisms1835–1839 25 baptisms1840–1844 21 baptisms1845–1849 11 baptisms1850–1854 18 baptisms1855–1859 29 baptisms1860–1864 20 baptisms1865–1869 20 baptisms1870–1874 11 baptisms1875–1879 18 baptisms1880–1884 8 baptisms1885–1889 10 baptisms1890–1894 12 baptisms1895–1899 6 baptisms1900–1904 19 baptisms1905–1909 20 baptisms1910–1914 30 baptisms1915–1919 34 baptisms1920–1924 46 baptisms1925–1929 40 baptisms1930–1934 24 baptisms1935–1939 22 baptisms1940–1944 20 baptisms1945–1949 13 baptisms1950–1954 19 baptisms1955–1959 11 baptisms1960–1964 6 baptisms1965–1969 4 baptisms1970–1974 2 baptisms1985–1989 3 baptisms1990–1994 1 baptisms1995–1999 1 baptisms

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