How common is the surname Maryland?

390 people in the United States had the surname Maryland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 791,655 Americans. It ranked 53,072nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Maryland?

Russell Maryland, All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, Col.

Where is the surname Maryland most common?

Wikidata records people named Maryland in the United States.

How do you pronounce Maryland?

Maryland is /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Maryland getting more or less common?

Less common. 489 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 390 in 2010, down 20%.

The surname Maryland

A surname, carried by 390 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/ 3 syllables Soundex M645

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maryland is more common than 67.3% of them.

Origin

From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 390 people named Maryland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 791,655 Americans. That is down 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 489.

#53,072

rank among US surnames

390

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-20.2%

change since 2000 (was #41,859)

Who is named Maryland

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

89% of people named Maryland identified as Black (not Hispanic), 4.9% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 89%
White (not Hispanic) 4.9%
Two or more races 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Marylands

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Russell Maryland
All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, Col, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Maryland

Maryland has the Soundex code M645, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M645.

Questions

Where does the surname Maryland come from?: From Mary + -land. Named after Henrietta Maria of France, the wife of Charles I of England.
How common is the surname Maryland?: 390 people in the United States had the surname Maryland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 791,655 Americans. It ranked 53,072nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maryland?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Maryland identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 4.9% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Maryland?: Russell Maryland, All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, Col.
Where is the surname Maryland most common?: Wikidata records people named Maryland in the United States.
How do you pronounce Maryland?: Maryland is /ˈmɛəɹɪlənd/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Maryland getting more or less common?: Less common. 489 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 390 in 2010, down 20%.