Last Name MARK

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Meaning The son of Mark. In many cases Marks (and Marx) is a variant or March. Mark was a rare personal name in the 13th and 14th centuries.
The same as 'Marcus,' a field; polite, shining.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Dutch, Danish, Polish, Irish, Estonian, Chinese, Austrian, Belgian, Zimbabwean, Hungarian

Rank 2,091 (2000 US census) 2,538 (1990 US census)
Count 15,916 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 71.7%, or 11412 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 12.38%, or 1970 total occurrences, as black,
  • 9.53%, or 1517 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 2.1%, or 334 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.06%, or 328 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.22%, or 353 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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