Marroquín is a Basque surname (Biscayan), branch of the Salcedo lineage. 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).
Notable people
- 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
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín, private, secular, university in Guatemala City, Guatemala
References
- ^ Surname Marroquín in Heraldry of Surnames.
- ^ Surname Marroquín in Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia.
- Surname Marroquín on genealogy.com.
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