How rare is the last name Malcolm?

10,408 people in the United States have the last name Malcolm, about 1 in 28,718. It ranks #3,364 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

MALCOLM

#3,364

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
10,408
About
1 in 28,718
This common or more
53.9%
Who bears it

Of the 10,408 people with the last name Malcolm, 60.6% reported their origin as White, 31.3% as Black and 3.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Malcolm

1 other last name also has 10,408 people.

#3,364 Camarillo · 10,408

Either side of Malcolm

#3,362 Kiefer · 10,420#3,364 Camarillo · 10,408#3,366 Oshea · 10,404#3,367 Antoine · 10,401

Also a first name

As a first name, Malcolm ranks #1,029 of 53,615, with 40,938 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1992, with 1,495 births. See Malcolm as a first name

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