Maiorana is an Italian surname. It may derive from the location Maiorano di Monte or from the herb marjoram. The surname appears to be broadly, though sparsely, distributed throughout Italy.
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Origins and variants
One theory suggests that the surname is Sicilian in origin and related to locations where maiorana, Medieval Latin for marjoram, was found.
Another theory suggests this is a variant of "Maiorano", which is a surname likely related to the Italian frazione Maiorano di Monte. However, another source suggests the surnames are not related, and that "Maiorano" is related to the word "majorano", a dialectic term for a type oregano. This source also relates "Maiorana" to "Majorana", where "Maiorana" is the far more common variant and made its first recorded appearance in the 13th Century.
People
Notable people with the surname include: