How common is the surname Marco?

3,082 people in the United States had the surname Marco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,177 Americans. It ranked 10,437th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Marco?

In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Marco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Marco?

Georg Marco, Austrian chess player (1863-1923), followed by Paul Marco.

Where is the surname Marco most common?

Wikidata records people named Marco in Austria and the United States.

Is the surname Marco getting more or less common?

More common. 2,798 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,082 in 2010, up 10%.

Is Marco also a first name?

Yes. Marco 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 Marco

A surname, carried by 3,082 people in the United States.

2 syllables 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). Marco is more common than 93.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,082 people named Marco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,177 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,798.

#10,437

rank among US surnames

3,082

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+10.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,519)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,429	Yearwood	3,085	100,080
#10,434	Dineen	3,083	100,145
#10,437	Dyess	3,082	100,177
#10,440	Haslam	3,081	100,210
#10,445	Postell	3,080	100,242

Who is named Marco

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

76% of people named Marco identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
Asian and Pacific Islander 4.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marcos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Georg Marco
Austrian chess player (1863-1923)
Paul Marco
Actor (1927–2006)

Notable Marcos come mostly from Austria (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marco

Marco 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 Marco?: 3,082 people in the United States had the surname Marco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,177 Americans. It ranked 10,437th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marco?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Marco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Marco?: Georg Marco, Austrian chess player (1863-1923), followed by Paul Marco.
Where is the surname Marco most common?: Wikidata records people named Marco in Austria and the United States.
Is the surname Marco getting more or less common?: More common. 2,798 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,082 in 2010, up 10%.
Is Marco also a first name?: Yes. Marco 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.