Explore the Family Name Marmon

The meaning of Marmon

English (Lancashire and Gloucestershire): 1. variant of Marmion. 2. variant of Marriman, an occupational name meaning ‘servant of Mary’, from the female personal name Mary (see Marie) + Middle English man in the sense ‘servant’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Marmon has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Marmon surname ranked 15,490 in popularity with a count of 1,735 and a proportion per 100k of 0.64. Ten years later, in 2010, the rank had fallen to 18,337 with a count of 1,511 and a proportion per 100k of 0.51. This represents a decrease in popularity by 18.38 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,490	#18,337	-18.38%
Count	1,735	1,511	-12.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.51	-20.31%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marmon

The ethnic identity associated with the Marmon surname has also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Marmon surname identified as White (85.42 percent), followed by Black (9.45 percent), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (2.02 percent). By 2010, while the majority still identified as White (84.98 percent), the percentage identifying as Black decreased to 7.48 percent. However, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.33 percent in 2000 to 3.31 percent in 2010, a change of 148.87 percent. There were minor increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, and a slight increase in those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.42%	84.98%	-0.52%
Black	9.45%	7.48%	-20.85%
Hispanic	1.33%	3.31%	148.87%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.02%	2.32%	14.85%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.39%	0.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.4%	0.53%	32.5%