How common is the surname Margolis?

4,181 people in the United States had the surname Margolis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,845 Americans. It ranked 7,912th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Margolis?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Margolis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Margolis?

Mark Margolis, American actor (1939–2023), followed by Cindy Margolis.

Where is the surname Margolis most common?

Wikidata records people named Margolis in the United States.

Is the surname Margolis getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,181 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Margolis

A surname, carried by 4,181 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Margolis is more common than 95.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,181 people named Margolis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 73,845 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,271.

#7,912

rank among US surnames

4,181

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,212)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,903	Sikorski	4,189	73,704
#7,904	Sutphin	4,188	73,721
#7,905	Huntsman	4,187	73,739
#7,906	McAuley	4,186	73,757
#7,907	Pegram	4,185	73,774
#7,908	Niemann	4,184	73,792
#7,909	Wilkey	4,183	73,810

Who is named Margolis

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

96% of people named Margolis identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Margoliss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Margolis
American actor (1939–2023)
Cindy Margolis
American actress and model, born 1965
Joseph Margolis
American philosopher (1924–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Margolis

Margolis has the Soundex code M624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M624.

Questions

How common is the surname Margolis?: 4,181 people in the United States had the surname Margolis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 73,845 Americans. It ranked 7,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Margolis?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Margolis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Margolis?: Mark Margolis, American actor (1939–2023), followed by Cindy Margolis.
Where is the surname Margolis most common?: Wikidata records people named Margolis in the United States.
Is the surname Margolis getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,271 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,181 in 2010, down 2.1%.