How common is the surname Mary?

1,547 people in the United States had the surname Mary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,577 Americans. It ranked 18,036th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Mary most common?

Wikidata records people named Mary in the United States.

Is the surname Mary getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,547 in 2010, down 30%.

Is Mary also a first name?

Yes. Mary is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Mary

A surname, carried by 1,547 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M600 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mary is more common than 88.9% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,547 people named Mary in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 199,577 Americans. That is down 30% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,215.

#18,036

rank among US surnames

1,547

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-30.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,780)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,028	Andrada	1,548	199,448
#18,036	Erhart	1,547	199,577
#18,043	Wadlington	1,546	199,706

Who is named Mary

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

76% of people named Mary identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ken Mary
American drummer, born 1950

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Mary

Mary has the Soundex code M600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M600.

Questions

How common is the surname Mary?: 1,547 people in the United States had the surname Mary in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 199,577 Americans. It ranked 18,036th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Mary?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Mary identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Mary?: Ken Mary, American drummer.
Where is the surname Mary most common?: Wikidata records people named Mary in the United States.
Is the surname Mary getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,547 in 2010, down 30%.
Is Mary also a first name?: Yes. Mary is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.