# March (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/march/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English for someone born in March, or for someone living near a boundary (marche).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,719 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,344 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 28,804 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.6% (10,553 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɑɹt͡ʃ/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Mar |

## Etymology

From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.

## Who carries it

Share of people named March in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named March in the United States.

## People named March

- Fredric March, American actor (1897–1975)
- Peggy March, American singer
- Stephanie March, American actress
- James G. March, American sociologist (1928–2018)
- Hal March, actor, comedian and game show host (1920-1970)
- Peyton C. March, 9th Chief of Staff of the United States Army (1864–1955)
- Joseph Moncure March, American writer (1899–1977)

## Similar surnames

Marsh, Murch, Marchi, Maresh, Mark, Marx, Mars, Maurice, Marco, Marcy, Marasco, Maresca.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.