Last Name MARKING

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Mark, from the diminutive Mark-in. The final 'g' is excrescent, as in Jennings, etc. The name has always been rare but it has survived six centuries of neglect.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 45,482 (2000 US census) 46,418 (1990 US census)
Count 443 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.36%, or 418 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.58%, or 7 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.71%, or 12 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.35%, or 6 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest baby names

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Shortest last names

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Longest last names

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