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    The surname Marchbanks

    A surname, carried by 1,601 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃˌbænks/ 2 syllables Soundex M621

    Marchbanks: #17,565 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Marchbanks #17,565, 1,601 people Marchbanks: #17,565 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Marchbanks #17,565, 1,601 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marchbanks is more common than 89.2% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Marjoribanks.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,601 people named Marchbanks in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 192,845 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,509.

    #17,565
    rank among US surnames
    1,601
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.1%
    change since 2000 (was #17,268)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,559Cambridge1,602192,725
    #17,565Herdman1,601192,845
    #17,572Highley1,600192,966

    Who is named Marchbanks

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

    76% of people named Marchbanks identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Two or more races 2.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Marchbanks

    Marchbanks has the Soundex code M621, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M621.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Marchbanks come from?
    Variant of Marjoribanks.
    How common is the surname Marchbanks?
    1,601 people in the United States had the surname Marchbanks in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 192,845 Americans. It ranked 17,565th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Marchbanks?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Marchbanks identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Marchbanks?
    Marchbanks is /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃˌbænks/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Marchbanks getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,509 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,601 in 2010, up 6.1%.