How common is the surname Majerus?

1,276 people in the United States had the surname Majerus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,964 Americans. It ranked 20,727th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Majerus?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Majerus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Majerus?

Rick Majerus, American basketball player/coach (1948–2012).

Where is the surname Majerus most common?

Wikidata records people named Majerus in the United States.

Is the surname Majerus getting more or less common?

More common. 1,182 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,276 in 2010, up 8.0%.

The surname Majerus

A surname, carried by 1,276 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M262

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Majerus is more common than 87.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,276 people named Majerus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 241,964 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,182.

#20,727

rank among US surnames

1,276

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #20,778)

Who is named Majerus

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

97% of people named Majerus identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Majeruss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rick Majerus
American basketball player/coach (1948–2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Majerus

Majerus has the Soundex code M262, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M262.

Questions

How common is the surname Majerus?: 1,276 people in the United States had the surname Majerus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 241,964 Americans. It ranked 20,727th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Majerus?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Majerus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Majerus?: Rick Majerus, American basketball player/coach (1948–2012).
Where is the surname Majerus most common?: Wikidata records people named Majerus in the United States.
Is the surname Majerus getting more or less common?: More common. 1,182 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,276 in 2010, up 8.0%.