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    The surname Marlowe

    A place surname, carried by 6,543 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ləʊ/ 2 syllables Soundex M640

    Marlowe: #5,325 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Marlowe #5,325, 6,543 people Marlowe: #5,325 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Marlowe #5,325, 6,543 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marlowe is more common than 96.7% of them.

    Origin

    A habitational surname from Old English from the English place name Marlow.

    Marlowe is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,543 people named Marlowe in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,187 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,318.

    #5,325
    rank among US surnames
    6,543
    people in 2010
    2.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #5,097)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,322Ladner6,55147,130
    #5,323Beiler6,54947,144
    #5,324Yin6,54847,151
    #5,325Marlowe6,54347,187

    Who is named Marlowe

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

    88% of people named Marlowe identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Marlowes

    6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Hugh Marlowe
      American actor (1911–1982)
    • June Marlowe
      American actress (1903-1984)
    • Andrew W. Marlowe
      American screenwriter, born 1966
    • Scott Marlowe
      American actor (1932-2001)
    • Julia Marlowe
      American actress (1865-1950)
    • Chris Marlowe
      American volleyball player, born 1951

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Marlowe

    Marlowe has the Soundex code M640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M640.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Marlowe?
    6,543 people in the United States had the surname Marlowe in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,187 Americans. It ranked 5,325th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Marlowe?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Marlowe identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Marlowe?
    Hugh Marlowe, American actor (1911–1982), followed by June Marlowe.
    Where is the surname Marlowe most common?
    Wikidata records people named Marlowe in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Marlowe?
    Marlowe is /ˈmɑː(ɹ)ləʊ/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Marlowe?
    Marlowe is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Marlowe getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,318 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,543 in 2010, up 3.6%.