How common is the surname Maker?

2,038 people in the United States had the surname Maker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,494 Americans. It ranked 14,604th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maker?

Thon Maker, Australian basketball player (born 1997).

Where is the surname Maker most common?

Wikidata records people named Maker in Australia.

Is the surname Maker getting more or less common?

More common. 1,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,038 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Maker

A surname, carried by 2,038 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M260

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maker is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,038 people named Maker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,494 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,645.

#14,604

rank among US surnames

2,038

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+23.9%

change since 2000 (was #16,160)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,599	Vartanian	2,039	151,420
#14,604	Matsuda	2,038	151,494
#14,612	Wimbush	2,037	151,569

Who is named Maker

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

81% of people named Maker identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 81%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Makers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thon Maker
Australian basketball player (born 1997)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Maker

Maker has the Soundex code M260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M260.

Questions

How common is the surname Maker?: 2,038 people in the United States had the surname Maker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,494 Americans. It ranked 14,604th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maker?: In the 2010 Census, 81% of people named Maker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maker?: Thon Maker, Australian basketball player (born 1997).
Where is the surname Maker most common?: Wikidata records people named Maker in Australia.
Is the surname Maker getting more or less common?: More common. 1,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,038 in 2010, up 24%.