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    The surname Markos

    A surname, carried by 1,118 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M622

    Markos: #22,892 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Markos #22,892, 1,118 people Markos: #22,892 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Markos #22,892, 1,118 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Markos is more common than 85.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,118 people named Markos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 276,159 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 938.

    #22,892
    rank among US surnames
    1,118
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.2%
    change since 2000 (was #24,892)

    Who is named Markos

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

    89% of people named Markos identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Markos

    Markos has the Soundex code M622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M622.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Markos?
    1,118 people in the United States had the surname Markos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 276,159 Americans. It ranked 22,892nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Markos?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Markos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Markos getting more or less common?
    More common. 938 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,118 in 2010, up 19%.