Explore the Family Name Markussen

The meaning of Markussen

Danish, Norwegian, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Markus (see Mark 1). Compare Marcussen and Markuson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Bjorg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Markussen has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade. The rank of this surname dropped from 70,052 in 2000 to 72,771 in 2010, representing a change of -3.88. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly by 2.3% from 261 in 2000 to 267 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100k people decreased by 10%, indicating that the surname Markussen is not becoming more common relative to the growth of the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,052	#72,771	-3.88%
Count	261	267	2.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Markussen

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Markussen also shifted between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of those with this surname, although their proportion decreased from 86.59% in 2000 to 84.64% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant decline in representation, dropping by 34.78%. On the other hand, the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the Markussen surname increased substantially by 34.91%. There were no recorded changes for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, or those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.59%	84.64%	-2.25%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	8.05%	10.86%	34.91%
Hispanic	3.45%	2.25%	-34.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%