How common is the surname March?

10,719 people in the United States had the surname March in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,804 Americans. It ranked 3,344th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named March?

Fredric March, American actor (1897–1975), followed by Peggy March.

Where is the surname March most common?

Wikidata records people named March in the United States.

How do you pronounce March?

March is /mɑɹt͡ʃ/, one syllable.

Is the surname March getting more or less common?

More common. 10,553 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,719 in 2010, up 1.6%.

Is March also a first name?

Yes. March 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 March

A Norman surname, carried by 10,719 people in the United States.

Pronounced /mɑɹt͡ʃ/ 1 syllable Soundex M620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). March is more common than 97.9% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

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

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 10,719 people named March in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 28,804 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,553.

#3,344

rank among US surnames

10,719

people in 2010

3.6

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,135)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,335	Plunkett	10,758	28,699
#3,336	McCloskey	10,756	28,704
#3,337	Mendiola	10,752	28,715
#3,338	Medlin	10,750	28,721
#3,339	Millan	10,733	28,766
#3,340	Boehm	10,730	28,774
#3,341	Marr	10,724	28,790

Who is named March

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

78% of people named March identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marchs

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fredric March
American actor (1897–1975)
Peggy March
American singer, born 1948
Stephanie March
American actress, born 1974
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like March

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

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname March come from?: From Middle English March, Marche, borrowed from Anglo-Norman marche, from Old French marz, from Latin mensis Mārtius (“the Martian month”), from earlier Mavors.
How common is the surname March?: 10,719 people in the United States had the surname March in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 28,804 Americans. It ranked 3,344th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname March?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named March identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named March?: Fredric March, American actor (1897–1975), followed by Peggy March.
Where is the surname March most common?: Wikidata records people named March in the United States.
How do you pronounce March?: March is /mɑɹt͡ʃ/, one syllable.
Is the surname March getting more or less common?: More common. 10,553 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,719 in 2010, up 1.6%.
What are other spellings of March?: Mar.
Is March also a first name?: Yes. March 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.