Explore the Family Name Marn

The meaning of Marn

1. Scottish and English: variant of Marne, which is perhaps a variant of Mearns with loss of final -s or else possibly a variant of Morrin 1. 2. Slovenian: nickname from an old spelling of the archaic adjective maren meaning ‘diligent’, but also ‘worthless’. Compare Maren.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marn experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Marn was ranked 60,390th most common surname, but by 2010 it had dropped slightly to 61,297th place, representing a 1.5% decrease. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.13%, going from 312 in 2000 to 328 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also saw a decline of -8.33%, moving from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#61,297	-1.5%
Count	312	328	5.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marn

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts within the Marn population between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by -31.46%, whereas those identifying as two or more races appeared for the first time in 2010 at 7.62%. The largest group, those identifying as white, saw a decrease from 81.73% to 73.78%. The Hispanic population within the Marn surname increased dramatically by 105.97%, albeit from a smaller base of 3.85%. Those identifying as Black increased by 24.22%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.73%	73.78%	-9.73%
Hispanic	3.85%	7.93%	105.97%
Two or More Races	0%	7.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.01%	5.49%	-31.46%
Black	4.17%	5.18%	24.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%