How common is the surname Marcelo?

2,361 people in the United States had the surname Marcelo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,769 Americans. It ranked 13,002nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Marcelo getting more or less common?

More common. 1,589 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,361 in 2010, up 49%.

Is Marcelo also a first name?

Yes. Marcelo 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 Marcelo

A surname, carried by 2,361 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M624 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). Marcelo is more common than 92% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,361 people named Marcelo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 130,769 Americans. That is up 49% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,589.

#13,002

rank among US surnames

2,361

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+48.6%

change since 2000 (was #16,616)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,994	Beringer	2,363	130,658
#12,999	Diggins	2,362	130,714
#13,002	Jellison	2,361	130,769
#13,007	Urrea	2,360	130,824
#13,010	Stetler	2,359	130,880

Who is named Marcelo

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

52% of people named Marcelo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 39% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 52%
Asian and Pacific Islander 39%
White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Two or more races 3.0%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marcelo

Marcelo has the Soundex code M624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M624.

Questions

How common is the surname Marcelo?: 2,361 people in the United States had the surname Marcelo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 130,769 Americans. It ranked 13,002nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marcelo?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Marcelo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 39% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Marcelo getting more or less common?: More common. 1,589 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,361 in 2010, up 49%.
Is Marcelo also a first name?: Yes. Marcelo 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.