How common is the surname Mähr?

1,831 people in the United States had the surname Mähr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,621 Americans. It ranked 15,883rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mähr?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Mähr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Where is the surname Mähr most common?

Wikidata records people named Mähr in Austria.

Is the surname Mähr getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,831 in 2010, down 2.8%.

The surname Mähr

A surname, carried by 1,831 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mähr is more common than 90.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,831 people named Mähr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 168,621 Americans. That is down 2.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,884.

#15,883

rank among US surnames

1,831

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.8%

change since 2000 (was #14,503)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,879	Bondy	1,832	168,529
#15,883	Greenblatt	1,831	168,621
#15,889	Liebman	1,830	168,713

Who is named Mähr

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

90% of people named Mähr identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Mährs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lukas Mähr
Austrian sailor, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mähr

Mähr has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Questions

How common is the surname Mähr?: 1,831 people in the United States had the surname Mähr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 168,621 Americans. It ranked 15,883rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mähr?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Mähr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Mähr?: Lukas Mähr, Austrian sailor.
Where is the surname Mähr most common?: Wikidata records people named Mähr in Austria.
Is the surname Mähr getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,884 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,831 in 2010, down 2.8%.