How common is the surname Marko?

2,701 people in the United States had the surname Marko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,308 Americans. It ranked 11,614th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Marko?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Marko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Marko?

Petro Marko, Albanian writer (1913–1991), followed by Rita Marko.

Where is the surname Marko most common?

Wikidata records people named Marko in Albania.

Is the surname Marko getting more or less common?

More common. 2,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,701 in 2010, up 2.1%.

Is Marko also a first name?

Yes. Marko is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Marko

A surname, carried by 2,701 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marko is more common than 92.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,701 people named Marko in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 114,308 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,645.

#11,614

rank among US surnames

2,701

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,026)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,608	Coll	2,704	114,181
#11,610	Arocho	2,703	114,223
#11,612	Sangster	2,702	114,266
#11,614	Huie	2,701	114,308
#11,620	Skiba	2,700	114,350
#11,622	Tindell	2,699	114,393

Who is named Marko

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

96% of people named Marko identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.1%
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 Markos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Petro Marko
Albanian writer (1913–1991)
Rita Marko
Albanian politician (1920-2018)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marko

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

Questions

How common is the surname Marko?: 2,701 people in the United States had the surname Marko in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 114,308 Americans. It ranked 11,614th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marko?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Marko identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Marko?: Petro Marko, Albanian writer (1913–1991), followed by Rita Marko.
Where is the surname Marko most common?: Wikidata records people named Marko in Albania.
Is the surname Marko getting more or less common?: More common. 2,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,701 in 2010, up 2.1%.
Is Marko also a first name?: Yes. Marko is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.