Marotta

Marotta Meaning & Origin

About Marotta
The surname Marotta is of Italian origin and is derived from the combination of two words: "mara" meaning "bitter" and "otta" meaning "small". As a result, the surname Marotta can be interpreted to mean "little bitter" or "small bitterness". Surnames often originated from descriptive characteristics or occupations, and Marotta may have been given to someone who had a bitter or sharp personality or perhaps worked with bitter substances.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Marotta is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Marotta: 4,491
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 7413
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.52

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Marotta based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRT
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M06030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M ER0 AA1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/mərˈɑtə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Marotta in Braille

Here's how to represent Marotta in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Marotta in braille

How to sign the name Marotta using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Marotta using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Marotta in sign language

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