Marciano is both a surname and a given name. It originates from
Latin
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''Marcianus'' or ''Marcian'' (Saint Marcians) or "Martians" or ''Martianus''. Also from the cult of Roman god
Mars
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Notable people with the name include:
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David Marciano
David Marciano (born January 7, 1960, in Newark, New Jersey) is an American actor best known for his roles as Jeffery in '' Civil Wars'' (1991–1993), Detective Raymond Vecchio in the television series '' Due South'', Detective Steve Billing ...
, American actor
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Elizeu Ferreira Marciano, Brazilian footballer
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Enzo Marciano, Italian conductor, composer, and organist
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Joey Marciano, American baseball player
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Luella Marciano, Northern Mariana Islander politician and educator
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Ofir Marciano, Israeli footballer
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Paul Marciano, Moroccan fashion designer, and co-founder of Guess? Inc
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Rob Marciano
Robert Mark Marciano (born June 25, 1968) is an American journalist and meteorologist with CBS News. He was employed by ABC News from 2014 until 2024. Marciano provided forecasts for the weekend editions of ''Good Morning America'', a position ...
, American journalist and meteorologist
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Rocky Marciano
Rocco Francis Marchegiano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969; ), better known as Rocky Marciano (, ), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1947 to 1955. He held the world heavyweight championship from 1952 to 1956, and re ...
, Heavyweight boxing champion of the world from 9/23/1952 to 11/30/1956
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Rosario Marciano, Venezuelan classical pianist, musicologist, and teacher
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Saadia Marciano, Israeli social activist and politician, and founder of the Israeli Black Panthers
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William Marciano (born 1947), American theoretical physicist
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Yoram Marciano
Yoram Marciano (; born 31 October 1964) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party from 2006 to 2009, and again between 2012 and 2013.
Biography
Born in Lod, Marciano was first elected to the Knesset in ...
, Israeli politician
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Marciano Bruma, Dutch footballer
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Marciano Cantero, Argentine singer and musician
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Marciano Guzman, Filipino poet, philosopher, and certified public accountant
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Marciano José do Nascimento, Brazilian footballer
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Marciano Saldías, Bolivian footballer
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Marciano Sanca, Bissau-Guinean footballer
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Marciano Vink, Dutch footballer
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Surnames of Maghrebi Jewish origin
Italian-language surnames
Surnames of Sephardic origin
Spanish-language surnames