Explore the Family Name Marschner

The meaning of Marschner

German: 1. (Silesia, Saxony, and Bohemia): patronymic from the Czech personal name Marek, or a metronymic from Marusch, a pet form of the female personal name Margaret (see Margeson). 2. topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh or fen, a derivative of Middle Low German marsch ‘marsh’. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Marschner saw a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Marschner ranked 46,426 and by 2010 it dropped slightly to 46,568, marking a change of -0.31%. Despite this, the overall count of people bearing the surname Marschner increased by 5.79% during the same period, from 432 in 2000 to 457 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k population decreased by 6.25%, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,426	#46,568	-0.31%
Count	432	457	5.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marschner

When considering ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Marschner surname identified as White. This group accounted for 96.53% in 2000, declining slightly to 95.19% in 2010. The next significant ethnicity was Hispanic, which saw an increase from 1.16% in 2000 to 2.84% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 after being 1.16% in 2000. There were no recorded instances of Marschners identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.53%	95.19%	-1.39%
Hispanic	1.16%	2.84%	144.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%