# Marlow (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/marlow/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,205 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,728 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,381 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (13,185 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹloʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Marlowe |

## Etymology

From Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Marlow in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Marlow in the United States.

## People named Marlow

- Ellen Marlow, American actress
- Ric Marlow, American songwriter and actor (1925-2017)

## Similar surnames

Marley, Merlo, Marlowe, Murillo, Merrill, Morrell, Morley, Murrell, Merrell, Morel, Morrill, Morelli.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.