# Marlowe (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/marlowe/  
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 from the English place name Marlow.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,543 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,325 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,187 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (6,318 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ləʊ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Marlowe 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Marlowe in the United States.

## People named Marlowe

- Hugh Marlowe, American actor (1911–1982)
- June Marlowe, American actress (1903-1984)
- Andrew W. Marlowe, American screenwriter
- Scott Marlowe, American actor (1932-2001)
- Julia Marlowe, American actress (1865-1950)
- Chris Marlowe, American volleyball player

## Similar surnames

Marlow, Marley, Murillo, Merrill, Morrell, Morley, Murrell, Merrell, Morel, Morrill, Morelli, Morell.

## 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.