How common is the surname Marc?

1,456 people in the United States had the surname Marc in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 212,051 Americans. It ranked 18,808th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Marc most common?

Wikidata records people named Marc in Belgium.

Is the surname Marc getting more or less common?

More common. 1,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,456 in 2010, up 36%.

Is Marc also a first name?

Yes. Marc is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Marc

A surname, carried by 1,456 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marc is more common than 88.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,456 people named Marc in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 212,051 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,071.

#18,808

rank among US surnames

1,456

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+35.9%

change since 2000 (was #22,427)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,804	Merrow	1,457	211,905
#18,808	Dauer	1,456	212,051

Who is named Marc

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

65% of people named Marc identified as Black (not Hispanic), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 65%
White (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Marcs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mony Marc
Belgian singer, born 1930

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marc

Marc has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

Questions

How common is the surname Marc?: 1,456 people in the United States had the surname Marc in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 212,051 Americans. It ranked 18,808th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marc?: In the 2010 Census, 65% of people named Marc identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marc?: Mony Marc, Belgian singer.
Where is the surname Marc most common?: Wikidata records people named Marc in Belgium.
Is the surname Marc getting more or less common?: More common. 1,071 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,456 in 2010, up 36%.
Is Marc also a first name?: Yes. Marc is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.