Explore the Family Name Marschke

The meaning of Marschke

German (Silesia, Saxony, and Bohemia): from a Germanized Slavic pet form of the Old Slavic personal name Maroslav, with the first element probably based on the root mar- ‘to ruin’, or of a personal name such as Czech and Slovak Mareš (see Mares 4). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Marschke had a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped by 4.62%, moving from 38,706 to 40,494. Despite this, the count of people carrying this surname increased marginally by 0.56% from 537 to 540. However, the proportion per 100,000 population decreased by 10%, indicating that while the absolute numbers might have risen slightly, relative to the growing population, the prevalence of the surname has decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,706	#40,494	-4.62%
Count	537	540	0.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marschke

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Marschke surname is predominantly associated with White ethnicity, with over 97% of the bearers identifying as such in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage did decrease slightly from 97.21% to 97.04%. There was also a minor representation of Hispanic ethnicity, which saw a marginal decrease from 1.12% to 1.11%. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero for both years. Around 0.93% of individuals identified as belonging to two or more races in both census years, showing no change over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.21%	97.04%	-0.17%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.11%	-0.89%
Two or More Races	0.93%	0.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%