Explore the Family Name Marrison

The meaning of Marrison

English: 1. from the female personal name Mary + -son. 2. perhaps sometimes a shortened form of ‘son of Marion’. Compare Marion. 3. perhaps sometimes a shortened form of ‘son of Mariot’. Compare Marriott.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Marrison has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 52,714 in popularity, but by 2010, it had fallen to 65,964 - a drop of 25.14 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also declined during this period, from 369 to 300, marking a decrease of 18.7 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 28.57 percent, going from 0.14 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#65,964	-25.14%
Count	369	300	-18.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.1	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marrison

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Marrison has seen some changes as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as White increased slightly from 86.45% in 2000 to 89.33% in 2010. There was no significant change in the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, with both remaining at 0%. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased significantly from 10.84% to 7.33%. Those identifying as two or more races also went down to 0% in 2010 from 1.9% in 2000. A new addition to the ethnicity representation in 2010 was the Hispanic category which recorded 1.67%, having been at 0% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.45%	89.33%	3.33%
Black	10.84%	7.33%	-32.38%
Hispanic	0%	1.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.9%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%