How common is the surname Mar?

5,375 people in the United States had the surname Mar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,441 Americans. It ranked 6,342nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Mar?

In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Mar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Mar getting more or less common?

More common. 4,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,375 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Mar

A surname, carried by 5,375 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). Mar is more common than 96.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,375 people named Mar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 57,441 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,327.

#6,342

rank among US surnames

5,375

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+24.2%

change since 2000 (was #7,120)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,336	Monday	5,379	57,398
#6,339	Dryden	5,378	57,409
#6,341	Harney	5,376	57,430
#6,342	Schaaf	5,375	57,441

Who is named Mar

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

49% of people named Mar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 13% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 49%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 30%
White (not Hispanic) 13%
Two or more races 4.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mar

Mar 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 Mar?: 5,375 people in the United States had the surname Mar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 57,441 Americans. It ranked 6,342nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mar?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Mar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 30% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Mar getting more or less common?: More common. 4,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,375 in 2010, up 24%.