# Makarov (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/makarov/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Russian.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Russian |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 446 |
| US rank (2010) | 47,521 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 692,255 people |
| Change since 2000 | +87% (238 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Макаров (Makarov). A transliteration of the Russian surname Макаров (Makarov).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Makarov in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 99% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Makarov in Belarus.

## People named Makarov

- Ihar Makarau, Belarusian judoka

## Similar surnames

Musgrove, McGriff, Musgrave, McGarvey, McRoberts, McCarver, McGreevy, Meserve, McCorvey, McCarville.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.