How rare is the last name Markham?

12,390 people in the United States have the last name Markham, about 1 in 24,124. It ranks #2,828 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 2 others.

last name

MARKHAM

#2,828

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
12,390
About
1 in 24,124
This common or more
51.9%
Who bears it

Of the 12,390 people with the last name Markham, 84.6% reported their origin as White, 6.2% as Black and 4.8% 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 Markham

2 other last names also have 12,390 people.

#2,828 Graff · 12,390#2,828 Reich · 12,390

Either side of Markham

#2,827 Pascual · 12,391#2,828 Graff · 12,390#2,828 Reich · 12,390#2,831 Muse · 12,381

Spelled almost the same

4 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Markham, most common first.

#15,493 Marchan · 1,821#23,682 Markman · 1,105#29,273 Markum · 861#132,523 Markcum · 133

Also a first name

As a first name, Markham ranks #21,237 of 53,615, with 480 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1959, with 40 births. See Markham as a first name

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