How common is the surname Marvel?

3,862 people in the United States had the surname Marvel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,944 Americans. It ranked 8,523rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Marvel?

Elizabeth Marvel, American actress, followed by Kate Marvel.

Where is the surname Marvel most common?

Wikidata records people named Marvel in the United States.

Is the surname Marvel getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,862 in 2010, down 0.7%.

The surname Marvel

A surname, carried by 3,862 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M614

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marvel is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,862 people named Marvel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,944 Americans. That is down 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,891.

#8,523

rank among US surnames

3,862

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-0.7%

change since 2000 (was #7,892)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,517	Lepage	3,865	79,882
#8,518	Pegues	3,864	79,903
#8,523	Coursey	3,862	79,944
#8,525	Sines	3,861	79,965
#8,526	Mathers	3,860	79,986
#8,527	Drain	3,859	80,007
#8,529	Moretti	3,858	80,027

Who is named Marvel

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

90% of people named Marvel identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marvels

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elizabeth Marvel
American actress, born 1969
Kate Marvel
American climate scientist and communicator, born 2000
Carl Shipp Marvel
American chemist, 1894–1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marvel

Marvel has the Soundex code M614, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M614.

Questions

How common is the surname Marvel?: 3,862 people in the United States had the surname Marvel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,944 Americans. It ranked 8,523rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marvel?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Marvel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marvel?: Elizabeth Marvel, American actress, followed by Kate Marvel.
Where is the surname Marvel most common?: Wikidata records people named Marvel in the United States.
Is the surname Marvel getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,891 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,862 in 2010, down 0.7%.