How common is the surname Marrs?

5,658 people in the United States had the surname Marrs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,568 Americans. It ranked 6,063rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Marrs?

Jim Marrs, American journalist and writer (1943–2017).

Where is the surname Marrs most common?

Wikidata records people named Marrs in the United States.

Is the surname Marrs getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,658 in 2010, down 1.4%.

The surname Marrs

A surname, carried by 5,658 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marrs is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,658 people named Marrs in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,568 Americans. That is down 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,740.

#6,063

rank among US surnames

5,658

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

-1.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,555)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,059	Waits	5,661	54,539
#6,061	Dillman	5,660	54,549
#6,062	Boatright	5,659	54,558
#6,063	Rolon	5,658	54,568

Who is named Marrs

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

90% of people named Marrs identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marrss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jim Marrs
American journalist and writer (1943–2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marrs

Marrs has the Soundex code M620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M620.

Questions

How common is the surname Marrs?: 5,658 people in the United States had the surname Marrs in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,568 Americans. It ranked 6,063rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marrs?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Marrs identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marrs?: Jim Marrs, American journalist and writer (1943–2017).
Where is the surname Marrs most common?: Wikidata records people named Marrs in the United States.
Is the surname Marrs getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,658 in 2010, down 1.4%.