How common is the surname Markey?

5,435 people in the United States had the surname Markey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,807 Americans. It ranked 6,286th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Markey?

Ed Markey, American politician (born 1946), followed by Enid Markey.

Where is the surname Markey most common?

Wikidata records people named Markey in the United States.

How do you pronounce Markey?

Markey is /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Markey getting more or less common?

More common. 5,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,435 in 2010, up 4.0%.

The surname Markey

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,435 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/ 2 syllables Soundex M620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Markey is more common than 96.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Marcaigh (“descendant of Marcach”), a byname from marcach (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”).

Markey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,435 people named Markey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 56,807 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,225.

#6,286

rank among US surnames

5,435

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #6,055)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,283	Pfister	5,441	56,744
#6,284	O'Quinn	5,439	56,765
#6,285	Agarwal	5,436	56,796
#6,286	Markey	5,435	56,807
#6,288	Mader	5,434	56,817

Who is named Markey

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

91% of people named Markey identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Markeys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ed Markey
American politician (born 1946)
Enid Markey
American actress of stage, film and television (1894–1981)
Mary Jo Markey
American film editor, born 2000
Betsy Markey
American politician, born 1956

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Surnames that sound like Markey

Markey has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

Other Irish surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Markey come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Marcaigh (“descendant of Marcach”), a byname from marcach (“rider, horseman, cavalryman”).
How common is the surname Markey?: 5,435 people in the United States had the surname Markey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 56,807 Americans. It ranked 6,286th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Markey?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Markey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Markey?: Ed Markey, American politician (born 1946), followed by Enid Markey.
Where is the surname Markey most common?: Wikidata records people named Markey in the United States.
How do you pronounce Markey?: Markey is /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ki/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Markey?: Markey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Markey getting more or less common?: More common. 5,225 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,435 in 2010, up 4.0%.