Makarun Family History & Genealogy

Summary

According to one branch of the Makarun family, the family probably originated in ancient Greece, eventually moving into Sicily and then into Serbia and Croatia where the original name "Mazzarrone" became "Makarun".  Scroll down to read much more about the Makarun family (variations of this surname are  Maccarone, Margarona, Marron, Caron, Mazzarone, and Caron), its history, and the meaning of the name.  But if you have something to add to the long and illustrious history of the surname Makarun, or if you disagree with some of the facts as presented by this branch of the Makarun family, please share your view on this page.

History

The origin of the surname Makarun is Sicily, where there are several variations of the surname Makarun - for example. Maccarone, Margarona, Marron, Caron, Mazzarone, and Carone. There is a place  in Sicily, Mazzarrone, which is 157 Km. distant from Agrigento, 128 Km. from Caltanissetta, and 88 Km. from Catania . According to scholars, the name Mazzarone derives from the Greek term Marktorion, that means "impasto" (dough, mixture). According to others, it derives from the Arab etymology Makar, that means "felice" (happy). The first inhabited center was founded by the Count of Mazzarone, who then bestowed it to the Monastery of the nearby town of San Pietro Clarenza.
 Mazzarrone, the place, experienced two major natural calamities: a 1669's eruption, and 1693's earthquake, nevertheless in year 965 , the Arabs conquered Sicily and this is when  the first migration probably occurred. After them, Norman mercenaries in the 11th century (1068–1194) conquered Sicily . These changes have certainly caused migrations , probably in two possible directions - first through Naples and Milan and on to today Switzerland and France where there are certain indicators in names of places and surnames as possible links with mazzarrone (Makarun). The second direction is related to the islands of the Adriatic coast (island Pagus - today Pag), and in Istria and Croatia today, known as former empire of Hapsburgs.  It is this second line of movement that went deeper into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, where the family mixed with the Slavic population of  Serbs and Croats and led to the present form of the surname Mazzarrone, in fact the surname Makarun. 
So today, there are about 150 people in Croatia with the surname  Makarun, who identify themselves as Croats, and smaller part of about 50 people who identify themselves as Serbs. This last group (50 people) did not stay in Croatia because of  the persecution of Serbs and other ethnic groups  during the 1991-1995 civil war. When they were expelled from Croatia, they moved into European countries (Serbia) and America , not knowing the fact that they are actually all Sicilians, and before that the ancient Greeks .

  According to one branch of the Makarun family, the family probably originated in ancient Greece, eventually moving into Sicily and then into Serbia and Croatia where the original name "Mazzarrone" became "Makarun".  Scroll down to read much more about the Makarun family (variations of this surname are  Maccarone, Margarona, Marron, Caron, Mazzarone, and Caron), its history, and the meaning of the name.  But if you have something to add to the long and illustrious history of the surname Makarun, or if you disagree with some of the facts as presented by this branch of the Makarun family, please share your view on this page.

Name Origin

According to scholars, the name Mazzarone (which eventually evolved into "Makarun") derives from the Greek term Marktorion, that means "impasto" (dough, mixture). According to others, it derives from the Arab etymology Makar, that means "felice" (happy)

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Nationality & Ethnicity

According to one branch of the Makarun family, the family probably originated in ancient Greece, moving into Sicily and then later moving into the area of Serbia and Croatia.

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Early Makaruns

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