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    The surname Markham

    A surname, carried by 13,137 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɑɹkəm/ 2 syllables Soundex M625

    Markham: #2,741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Markham #2,741, 13,137 people Markham: #2,741 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Markham #2,741, 13,137 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Markham is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 13,137 people named Markham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,502 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,763.

    #2,741
    rank among US surnames
    13,137
    people in 2010
    4.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,600)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,732Scales13,19023,408
    #2,733Segovia13,18223,422
    #2,734Burleson13,17623,432
    #2,735Chiu13,17423,436
    #2,736Witherspoon13,17123,441
    #2,737Barfield13,16523,452
    #2,738Fabian13,16123,459

    Who is named Markham

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

    88% of people named Markham identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Markhams

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Monte Markham
      American actor, born 1935
    • Edwin Markham
      American poet (1854-1940)
    • Kika Markham
      British actress, born 1940
    • David Markham
      British actor (1913-1983)
    • Richard Anthony Salisbury
      British botanist and gardener (1761-1829)

    Notable Markhams come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Markham

    Markham has the Soundex code M625, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M625.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Markham?
    13,137 people in the United States had the surname Markham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,502 Americans. It ranked 2,741st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Markham?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Markham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Markham?
    Monte Markham, American actor, followed by Edwin Markham.
    Where is the surname Markham most common?
    Wikidata records people named Markham in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Markham?
    Markham is /ˈmɑɹkəm/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Markham getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,763 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,137 in 2010, up 2.9%.