# Mark (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mark/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,265 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,537 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,644 people |
| Change since 2000 | -10.4% (15,916 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /mɑɹk/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Middle English Mark, from the Latin praenomen (i.e. first name) Mārcus, derived from Mārs, the Roman god of war, originally Māvors, from Proto-Italic *Māwortis.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Mark in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 65% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 11% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Mark in the United States, Australia and the Russian Empire.

## People named Mark

- Mary Ellen Mark, American photographer (1940–2015)
- Russell Mark, Australian sport shooter
- Bob Mark, Australian tennis player
- Herman F. Mark, Austrian American chemist (1895–1992)
- Heidi Mark, American playmate and actress
- Michael Mark, American actor (1886-1975)
- Flip Mark, American former child actor
- Hans Mark, American government official
- Laurence Mark, American film producer (born 1949)

## Similar surnames

Marek, Markey, Marco, Marko, Mork, Marc, Merk, Marsh, Marks, Mares, Marx, March.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.