Explore the Family Name Macris

The meaning of Macris

Greek: variant of Makris. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Constantine, Demetrios, Spiros, Kimon, Panagiota, Spiro, Spyridon.

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How common is the last name Macris in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Macris saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Macris ranked as the 60,230th most popular surname in the United States, but it dropped to the 63,698th spot by 2010, a decrease of 5.76 percent. Interestingly, the count of people with this surname remained stable at 313 during both census years, suggesting that while the overall population grew, the number of people with the Macris surname did not. Consequently, the proportion of people named Macris per 100,000 in the U.S. decreased by 8.33 percent from 0.12 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,230	#63,698	-5.76%
Count	313	313	0%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Macris

The ethnic identity associated with the Macris surname was predominantly White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 93.61 percent of those with the Macris surname identified as White, increasing slightly to 94.25 percent by 2010. The Hispanic representation within this surname reduced slightly from 3.83 percent to 3.51 percent over the same period. A very small percentage (1.92%) identified with two or more races, a figure which remained stable between the two censuses. There were no reported instances of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native among those bearing the Macris surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.61%	94.25%	0.68%
Hispanic	3.83%	3.51%	-8.36%
Two or More Races	1.92%	1.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%