How common is the surname Marcy?

2,558 people in the United States had the surname Marcy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,698 Americans. It ranked 12,182nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Marcy?

William L. Marcy, American politician (1786-1857), followed by Geoffrey Marcy.

Where is the surname Marcy most common?

Wikidata records people named Marcy in the United States.

How do you pronounce Marcy?

Marcy is /ˈmɑɹsi/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Marcy getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,670 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,558 in 2010, down 4.2%.

Is Marcy also a first name?

Yes. Marcy 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 Marcy

A surname, carried by 2,558 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɑɹsi/ 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). Marcy is more common than 92.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,558 people named Marcy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,698 Americans. That is down 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,670.

#12,182

rank among US surnames

2,558

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

-4.2%

change since 2000 (was #10,937)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,174	Colindres	2,560	120,604
#12,180	Frerichs	2,559	120,651
#12,182	Kollman	2,558	120,698
#12,186	Gayton	2,557	120,745
#12,188	Alldredge	2,556	120,792

Who is named Marcy

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

91% of people named Marcy identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marcys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William L. Marcy
American politician (1786-1857)
Geoffrey Marcy
American astronomer, born 1954

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marcy

Marcy 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 Marcy?: 2,558 people in the United States had the surname Marcy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,698 Americans. It ranked 12,182nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marcy?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Marcy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marcy?: William L. Marcy, American politician (1786-1857), followed by Geoffrey Marcy.
Where is the surname Marcy most common?: Wikidata records people named Marcy in the United States.
How do you pronounce Marcy?: Marcy is /ˈmɑɹsi/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Marcy getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,670 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,558 in 2010, down 4.2%.
Is Marcy also a first name?: Yes. Marcy 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.