Explore the Family Name Markin

The meaning of Markin

1. English: from the Middle English female personal name Marykin, a diminutive of Mary. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): patronymic from the Yiddish personal name Marke, a variant of Mark. It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Markin has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the rank of the surname was 19,710, however, by 2010 it had dropped to 23,153, marking a change of -17.47%. The count of individuals with this surname also experienced a downward shift from 1,265 in 2000 to 1,102 in 2010, showing a decrease of 12.89%. Proportionally, the occurrence of this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 21.28%, going from 0.47 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,710	#23,153	-17.47%
Count	1,265	1,102	-12.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.37	-21.28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Markin

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Markin has also seen some changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The proportion of individuals identifying as White with this surname saw a slight increase of 0.48%, moving from 91.94% to 92.38% over the decade. Those identifying as Hispanic and Black also increased by 22.04% and 27.33% respectively. However, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname appeared to have dropped to zero in 2010 from earlier percentages, while those identifying with two or more races declined by 44.40%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.94%	92.38%	0.48%
Hispanic	2.45%	2.99%	22.04%
Black	1.5%	1.91%	27.33%
Two or More Races	2.77%	1.54%	-44.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.87%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.47%	0%	0%