Explore the Family Name Masch

The meaning of Masch

1. North German: topographic name from Middle Low German masch ‘marsh, fen’, a variant of marsch. Compare English Marsh. 2. German (Alemannic; Mäsch): nickname from Middle High German mast ‘fat, stout’. 3. Germanized form of Sorbian Maš: from a short form of the personal name Domaš or Tomaš (see Thomas 3, 4), or from a pet form of any name beginning with Ma-. 4. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Mash. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Erwin, Horst, Ralf. Jewish Ber, Sima.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Masch" saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 58,849th most common surname, but dropped to the 62,045th spot by 2010, a change of -5.43%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the "Masch" surname increased slightly from 322 to 323 during this period. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 8.33% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#62,045	-5.43%
Count	322	323	0.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Masch

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the vast majority of individuals with the "Masch" surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a minor decrease in this group, dropping from 91.93% to 88.54%. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 5.90% in 2000 to 8.67% in 2010. No individuals with the "Masch" surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.93%	88.54%	-3.69%
Hispanic	5.9%	8.67%	46.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%