Explore the Family Name Marzouk

The meaning of Marzouk

Arabic (mainly Egypt and Maghreb) and Jewish (from North Africa): from a French-influenced variant of the personal name Marzuq ‘fortunate’. Arabic bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Marzouk has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 74,675 in terms of commonality across the United States, but by 2010, its rank had risen to 53,802. This represents a change of about 27.95 percent. The count of people with this surname also grew from 241 in 2000 to 384 in 2010, a 59.34 percent increase. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, the number of individuals named Marzouk increased from 0.09 to 0.13, marking a 44.44 percent growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,675	#53,802	27.95%
Count	241	384	59.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.13	44.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marzouk

Concerning Marzouk's ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a few notable shifts. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a significant increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as White, from 77.59 percent to 90.36 percent. However, the percentage of those who identify with two or more races dropped drastically from 14.11 percent to 4.69 percent. Similarly, the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic and Black decreased by 37.35 percent and 53.01 percent respectively. No individuals with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.59%	90.36%	16.46%
Two or More Races	14.11%	4.69%	-66.76%
Hispanic	4.15%	2.6%	-37.35%
Black	3.32%	1.56%	-53.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%