Marroquín is a Basque Surname [1] (Biscayan[2]), branch of the Salcedo lineage.[1][2] The Marroquíns are originally from Zalla, in the Province of Vizcaya (Basque Country, in the north of Spain, less than 15 km west of the city of Bilbao).[3]
Notable people
edit- Francisco Marroquín (1499–1563), early bishop of Guatemala, translator of Central American languages
- José Manuel Marroquín (1827–1908), Colombian political figure and President of Colombia
- Anagabriela Espinoza Marroquín (born 1988), Mexican model who won the Miss International 2009 pageant
- Bianca Marroquín (born 1976), Mexican musical theatre actress
- Clemente Marroquín (1897–1978), Guatemalan journalist and politician
- José Marroquín Leal (1933–1998), Mexican actor, notable for playing a clown known as Pipo
- Manny Marroquin (born 1971), Guatemalan Grammy-winning mixing engineer
- Patricia Marroquín, Guatemalan public figure and the incumbent First Lady of Guatemala
See also
edit- Universidad Francisco Marroquín, private, secular, university in Guatemala City, Guatemala
References
edit- ^ a b Surname Marroquín in Heraldry of Surnames.
- ^ a b Surname Marroquín in Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia.
- ^ Surname Marroquín on genealogy.com.