Explore the Family Name Markuson

The meaning of Markuson

1. Americanized form of Swedish Markusson: patronymic from the personal name Markus. 2. Americanized form of Danish, Norwegian, and North German Markussen, a cognate of 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Markuson saw slight changes in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Markuson was ranked as the 43,157th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 44,500th position, denoting a decrease of about 3.11%. Despite this drop in rank, the total count of individuals with the Markuson surname actually increased from 472 to 483 over the same period, an increase of approximately 2.33%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decline of about 5.88%, moving from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,157	#44,500	-3.11%
Count	472	483	2.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Markuson

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the Markuson surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the largest portion of individuals identifying as Markusons are of White ethnicity. This group made up 95.55% of Markusons in 2000 and slightly decreased to 94.41% in 2010. The number of Markusons identifying as having two or more ethnic identities rose significantly from 1.48% in 2000 to 2.90% in 2010, an increase of around 95.95%. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.27% in 2000 to 2.07% in 2010, a rise of roughly 62.99%. No Markusons identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.55%	94.41%	-1.19%
Two or More Races	1.48%	2.9%	95.95%
Hispanic	1.27%	2.07%	62.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%