Explore the Family Name Marciel

The meaning of Marciel

Spanish (mainly Valladolid): possibly a variant of Marcial.

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

The surname Marciel, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight increase in its popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, Marciel was ranked 43,955th in popularity and by 2010, it had moved up to the 43,206th spot, indicating a slight rise of 1.7%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 462 in 2000 to 500 in 2010, marking an 8.23% growth. However, the proportion of the Marciel surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.17 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,955	#43,206	1.7%
Count	462	500	8.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marciel

Ethnicity-wise, the surname Marciel is recorded in the Decennial U.S. Census to be associated with various ethnic identities over time. The percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and carrying this surname declined from 11.90% in 2000 to 10.20% in 2010, a decrease of 14.29%. On the other hand, those identifying with two or more races saw a rise from 13.64% to 15.20% during the same period. There was a noticeable drop of 17.35% among White individuals with the Marciel surname, falling from 51.30% to 42.40%. The most significant change was observed within the Hispanic community, where the percentage of individuals with this surname rose dramatically by 40.42%, from 21.65% to 30.40%. As for the Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native communities, there were no recorded changes.

	2000	2010	Change
White	51.3%	42.4%	-17.35%
Hispanic	21.65%	30.4%	40.42%
Two or More Races	13.64%	15.2%	11.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	11.9%	10.2%	-14.29%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%