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    The surname Marker

    A surname, carried by 6,438 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M626

    Marker: #5,407 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Marker #5,407, 6,438 people Marker: #5,407 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Marker #5,407, 6,438 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marker is more common than 96.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,438 people named Marker in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,957 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,938.

    #5,407
    rank among US surnames
    6,438
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.4%
    change since 2000 (was #5,396)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,399Eberhardt6,45047,868
    #5,400Rounds6,44747,890
    #5,401Abad6,44647,897
    #5,402Walther6,44447,912
    #5,403Payan6,44347,920
    #5,404Messick6,44147,934
    #5,405Abercrombie6,43947,949

    Who is named Marker

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

    93% of people named Marker identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Markers

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Steve Marker
      American musician, born 1959

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Marker

    Marker has the Soundex code M626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M626.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Marker?
    6,438 people in the United States had the surname Marker in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,957 Americans. It ranked 5,407th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Marker?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Marker identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Marker?
    Steve Marker, American musician.
    Where is the surname Marker most common?
    Wikidata records people named Marker in the United States.
    Is the surname Marker getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,938 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,438 in 2010, up 8.4%.