How common is the surname Malchow?

1,120 people in the United States had the surname Malchow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,666 Americans. It ranked 22,856th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Malchow most common?

Wikidata records people named Malchow in the United States.

Is the surname Malchow getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,120 in 2010, down 0.6%.

The surname Malchow

A surname, carried by 1,120 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Malchow is more common than 85.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,120 people named Malchow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 275,666 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,127.

#22,856

rank among US surnames

1,120

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #21,578)

Who is named Malchow

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

95% of people named Malchow identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as two or more races and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Malchows

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Malchow
American swimmer, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Malchow

Malchow has the Soundex code M420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M420.

Questions

How common is the surname Malchow?: 1,120 people in the United States had the surname Malchow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 275,666 Americans. It ranked 22,856th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Malchow?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Malchow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Malchow?: Tom Malchow, American swimmer.
Where is the surname Malchow most common?: Wikidata records people named Malchow in the United States.
Is the surname Malchow getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,127 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,120 in 2010, down 0.6%.