How common is the surname Marlin?

5,602 people in the United States had the surname Marlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,113 Americans. It ranked 6,121st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Marlin?

Sterling Marlin, American racing driver.

Where is the surname Marlin most common?

Wikidata records people named Marlin in the United States.

Is the surname Marlin getting more or less common?

More common. 5,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,602 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Marlin also a first name?

Yes. Marlin 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 Marlin

A surname, carried by 5,602 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M645 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). Marlin is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,602 people named Marlin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,113 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,415.

#6,121

rank among US surnames

5,602

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,858)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,117	Lowrey	5,607	55,064
#6,118	Dutcher	5,605	55,084
#6,119	Sikora	5,604	55,094
#6,121	Marlin	5,602	55,113
#6,122	Christmas	5,599	55,143
#6,123	Fernando	5,596	55,173

Who is named Marlin

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

84% of people named Marlin identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.8%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marlins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sterling Marlin
American racing driver, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marlin

Marlin has the Soundex code M645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M645.

Questions

How common is the surname Marlin?: 5,602 people in the United States had the surname Marlin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,113 Americans. It ranked 6,121st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marlin?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Marlin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marlin?: Sterling Marlin, American racing driver.
Where is the surname Marlin most common?: Wikidata records people named Marlin in the United States.
Is the surname Marlin getting more or less common?: More common. 5,415 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,602 in 2010, up 3.5%.
Is Marlin also a first name?: Yes. Marlin 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.