Explore the Family Name Marry

The meaning of Marry

1. Irish: from the later pronunciation of Ó Mearadhaigh, see Merry 2. 2. English: variant of Mary.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Marry' experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 47,485th most common surname, but by 2010 it had fallen to 50,960th place - an overall change of -7.32%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 420 in 2000 to 409 in 2010, marking a -2.62% change. This reduction is reflected in the proportion per 100k people, which fell from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, a drop of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,485	#50,960	-7.32%
Count	420	409	-2.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marry

When considering ethnicity based on the same Decennial U.S. Census data, the Marry surname shows a noticeable shift. The largest ethnic identity associated with the name is white, increasing slightly from 66.19% in 2000 to 67.97% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander experienced a significant increase, rising from 1.67% to 2.44%. However, those identifying as Hispanic or Black saw decreases over the same decade. The Hispanic representation fell by -19.52%, shifting from 8.81% in 2000 to 7.09% in 2010. The Black population also reduced from 22.62% in 2000 to 20.05% in 2010, a decrease of -11.36%. There were no changes in the populations identifying as two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.19%	67.97%	2.69%
Black	22.62%	20.05%	-11.36%
Hispanic	8.81%	7.09%	-19.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.67%	2.44%	46.11%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%