Explore the Family Name Marriage

The meaning of Marriage

English (Essex): habitational name from a lost place called Marhach, which was probably in or near Aythorpe Roding (Essex). The etymology of the placename is uncertain, but may be from Old English (ge)mǣre ‘boundary, border’ + hæcc ‘hatch, gate’. The form of the surname was altered by folk etymology in the 16th century.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Marriage" saw marginal changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 127,186 in terms of popularity and rose slightly to a rank of 133,048 by 2010, marking a slight decrease of approximately 4.61%. The count of individuals carrying this surname increased from 124 to 127 over the same period, indicating a growth of 2.42%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a 20% decline from 0.05 in 2000 to 0.04 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#127,186	#133,048	-4.61%
Count	124	127	2.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.04	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marriage

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Marriage" remained predominantly White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.77% of individuals with this surname identified as White, decreasing slightly to 96.06% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity emerged in the data for 2010, accounting for 3.94% of the people with the Marriage surname. The remaining ethnicities, including Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, showed no change, retaining a 0.00% representation over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.77%	96.06%	-0.73%
Hispanic	0%	3.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%