MARURI El origen de este apellido esta con toda probabilidad en dos caserios situados en el Pueblo de Maruri en Bizkaia, mas concretamente son el Caserio Maruri Mayor y el Maruri Menor, que supongo darian nombre a la parroquia y al pueblo, pero hubo ramas en otros pueblos como Orduna (con egne), Guenes (con dieresis y egne), y Sopuerta (barrio de Olabarrieta hoy llamado Las Barrietas), una rama de los de Orduna paso a Nabarra, aunque algunas ramas pasaron a Espana hace muchos anios. Los apellidos vascos son casi siempre nombres de caserios, por eso se usa mucho el DE, pero a veces la gente cuando se marchaba fuera del pais vasco, cambiaba su apellido por el nombre de su pueblo (como ejemplo tienes Ignacio de Loiola y Francisco de Javier que se apellidaban Onaz y Jaso respectivamente).

El significado es controvertido: URI significa modernamente ciudad, aunque antes significaba simplemente grupo de casas, pero hay autores que creen que inicialmente significaba finca, de la misma forma que Villa en latin designaba a una finca y despues a una poblacion, sobre el MARU, Mitxelena cree que es MAIRU, que en euskera significa Moro aunque tambien significa pagano, aunque otros autores creen que es el nombre Mauro, por ultimo otra opinion es que el MARU pueda tener relacion con Marubi o Mallubi que es en euskera fresa (esa palabra o parecida existio en castrellano antiguo), asi pues el significado de Maruri podria ser: Villa del Moro, Poblado de Paganos, Villa de Mauro, Poblado en los fresales.....Lo del Moro no me convence porque en Bizkaia no se permitia residir a Moros, aunque pudiera ser un mote, lo de Mauro es posible, lo de las fresas no me convence nada.

Pruebas de hidalguia: se hacian para poder residir en las Villas o en Espania y ser reconocido como noble, o para ostentar cargos civiles o militares. Hay pruebas de Nobleza en la Real Chancilleria de Valladolid (Tribunal especial para asuntos Vizcainos) en 1556,1609 y 1774. en la Real Audiencia de Pamplona en 1749. Ante las Juntas de Bizkaia en 1689,1691, 1800 y 1803

Escudo: hay varios dependiendo de la procedencia

The origin of this surname is, in all probablility, in one of two houses in the town of Maruri en Vizcaya. More concretely there is the house of Maruri major and Maruri minor, which I suppose are responsible for the name of the parish and town, but there were branches in other towns as well like Orduna, Guenes and Sopuerta (which is a neighborhood of Olabarrieta, today called Las Barrietas), a branch of those in Orduna moved from there to Navarre, and other branches moved to other parts of Spain many years ago. Basque surnames are nearly always names of the original houses and because of this many use the "de" (meaning "of" ____ house), but sometimes as people moved to places outside of the Basque Country, they changed their surname to the name of their town (as an example Ignacio de Loiola and Francisco de Javier who were surnamed Onaz and Jaso respectively).

The meaning is a bit controversial: "Uri" means in our modern terms, City, but it used to mean simply a group of houses. Some authors believe that it inicially mean Property or Estate, in the same manner that Villa in Latin designated a property and later a larger locality. About "Maru," Mitxelena believes that it is actually "Mairu" which in Basque means a Moor although it also has the meaning of Pagan. Other authors argue that it is the name "Mauro" and finally another opinion is that "Maru" may have relation with "Marubi" or "Mallubi" which in Basque means "fresa" (strawberry). (This word or a similar word existed in old castillian), so you can see that the meaning may be "Place of the Moor," "Place of the Pagans," "Property on which were growing Strawberries." In my opinion the meaning of "Moor" is not very convincing because Moors were not permitted to reside in Vizcaya. Mauro seems more possible and I don't believe the part about the strawberries at all.

Proof of Nobility: done to be able to reside en the Villas or in Spain and be recognized as a noble, o to be able to hold civil or military offices. There are proofs of Nobility in the Chancilleria de Valladolid (special Tribunal for Vizcaian issues) en 1556, 1609 and 1774. Also en the Real Audiencia de Pamplona in 1749. And before the Juntas de Vizcaya in 1689, 1691, 1800 and 1803.

There are various coats of arms and which one pertains to you depends on where your family resided or originated.

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