Marušič is a Slovene

matronymic surname A matronymic is a personal name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In som ...

, mostly present in western Slovenia (the

Slovenian Littoral The Slovene Littoral ( sl, Primorska, ; it, Litorale; german: Küstenland) is one of the five traditional regions of Slovenia. Its name recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg possessions on the upper Ad ...

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, Italy. The name derives from the female personal name Maruša, which is a diminutive of Marija, Mary. The surname thus means something like "the descendant of Mary", or "the one from Mary's family". It may refer to: * Andrej Marušič, Slovenian psychiatrist *

Branko Marušič Branko Marušič (born 1938) is a Slovenian historian. Born to an upper middle class Slovene family in Gorizia, Italy, he moved with the family to the Yugoslav side of the Yugoslav–Italian border in 1947, and has been living in Solkan since. ...

, Slovenian historian * Dorjan Marušič, Slovenian physician and politician, Minister of Health of Slovenia * Dragan Marušič, Slovenian mathematician *

Drago Marušič Drago Marušič (10 December 1884 – 30 September 1964) was a Slovenian and Yugoslav politician and jurist. Born in Opatje Selo in present-day western Slovenia, Marušič studied law at Universities of Graz and Prague, where he graduated in 191 ...

, Yugoslav politician *

Fedja Marušič Fedja Marušič (born 10 October 1971 in Solkan) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the mid-2000s (decade). He won two silver medals in the K1 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them ...

, Slovenian sportsman *

Fran Marušič Fran may refer to: People and fictional characters * Fran (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Fran (footballer, born 1969) or Francisco Javier González Pérez * Fran (footballer, born 1972), Spanish retired footb ...

, Anti-Fascist activist, member of the TIGR organization * Ivan Marušič, Slovenian architect * Lovrenc Marušič, Slovene 18th century monk and playwright * Tomaž Marušič, Slovenian politician A variant of the surname is Marussig. For example: *

Piero Marussig Pietro Marussig (16 May 1879 – 13 October 1937) was an Italian painter. Biography He was born in Trieste, and initially took lessons there from Eugenio Scomparini. He worked in Trieste from 1898 until 1918, and in Milan from 1919 until 1 ...

, Italian painter

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