Explore the Family Name Marzette

The meaning of Marzette

1. African American: altered form of American French Morissette or Morrissette. 2. Altered form of Italian Marzetti: derivative of Marzo. History: Most of the Marzettes and Marzetts are descendants of former slaves of the Morrissette family in AL.

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

The Marzette surname was ranked 43,798 in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 and then fell to a ranking of 59,742 in 2010. This represents a significant decrease of 36.4% over that decade. The count of individuals with this surname also declined from 464 in 2000 to 338 in 2010, a loss of 27.16%. Additionally, the proportion of people named Marzette per 100,000 decreased by 35.29%, going from 0.17 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,798	#59,742	-36.4%
Count	464	338	-27.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.11	-35.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marzette

In terms of ethnic identity, the Marzette surname is primarily associated with the Black community. Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, 89.44% of those with the surname identified as Black in 2000, which slightly decreased to 86.69% in 2010. Interestingly, the proportion identifying as having two or more races increased substantially by 56.73%, from 4.53% in 2000 to 7.10% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as White, from 2.59% to 3.55%. However, there was a significant decrease of 44.89% in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, from 3.23% in 2000 to 1.78% in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no change with zero recorded for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	89.44%	86.69%	-3.07%
Two or More Races	4.53%	7.1%	56.73%
White	2.59%	3.55%	37.07%
Hispanic	3.23%	1.78%	-44.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%