Explore the Family Name Marland

The meaning of Marland

1. English (Lancashire): habitational name from Marland in Castleton (Lancashire), named from Old English mere ‘pool’ or (ge)mǣre ‘boundary, border’ + land ‘land’. 2. Dutch: habitational name from Maarland on Oost-Voorne (South Holland), now obsolete, or from Maarland in Eijsden (Dutch Limburg).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Marland displayed a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 40,552 in popularity with a count of 508 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, however, the rank had dropped to 44,423 with a count of 484, reflecting a decrease of 9.55% in rank and 4.72% in count over the decade. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also decreased by 15.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,552	#44,423	-9.55%
Count	508	484	-4.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.16	-15.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marland

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Marland remained predominantly White from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 95.08% of individuals with the surname identified as White, increasing slightly to 95.87% by 2010. Over the same period, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.98% in 2000 to 1.86% in 2010. Identification as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero, while identification as Black appeared for the first time in 2010 at 1.24%. There were no individuals identifying as two or more races in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.08%	95.87%	0.83%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.86%	89.8%
Black	0%	1.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.97%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.98%	0%	0%