March Surname
Approximately 36,505 people bear this surname
March Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of March,' a market-town and chapelry in the parish of Doddington, Cambridgeshire. As with several other local surnames, the early entries have le instead of de as prefix; compare Le Bruce for De Bruce.
Read More About This SurnameMarch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14,775 | 1:24,532 | 3,092 |
| England | 4,904 | 1:11,362 | 1,678 |
| Spain | 3,618 | 1:12,922 | 1,486 |
| Canada | 2,639 | 1:13,962 | 2,057 |
| Australia | 1,998 | 1:13,511 | 1,939 |
| South Africa | 1,348 | 1:40,191 | 5,168 |
| Jamaica | 832 | 1:3,449 | 502 |
| Malawi | 810 | 1:21,135 | 3,253 |
| Argentina | 712 | 1:60,033 | 5,110 |
| France | 616 | 1:107,829 | 16,015 |
| Germany | 589 | 1:136,682 | 16,618 |
| Nigeria | 297 | 1:596,440 | 28,618 |
| Italy | 241 | 1:253,762 | 33,925 |
| New Zealand | 218 | 1:20,772 | 3,637 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Tanzania | 203 | 1:260,796 | 20,874 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Wales | 186 | 1:16,637 | 1,803 |
| Russia | 171 | 1:842,825 | 68,228 |
| Scotland | 157 | 1:34,101 | 3,361 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Brazil | 145 | 1:1,476,375 | 49,524 |
| Mexico | 118 | 1:1,051,917 | 13,496 |
| Cuba | 104 | 1:110,795 | 3,160 |
| India | 84 | 1:9,131,731 | 182,786 |
| Ecuador | 75 | 1:212,078 | 8,027 |
| Austria | 68 | 1:125,227 | 17,371 |
| Zimbabwe | 68 | 1:227,033 | 25,258 |
| Andorra | 55 | 1:1,524 | 266 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Netherlands | 55 | 1:307,040 | 36,360 |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | 1:153,844 | 21,244 |
| Uganda | 46 | 1:848,680 | 39,357 |
| Venezuela | 43 | 1:702,420 | 11,917 |
| Romania | 41 | 1:489,704 | 37,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 40 | 1:229,057 | 15,464 |
| Latvia | 35 | 1:58,573 | 8,789 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Uruguay | 28 | 1:122,563 | 11,386 |
| South Sudan | 25 | 1:456,603 | 797 |
| China | 24 | 1:56,971,732 | 3,099 |
| Belarus | 23 | 1:413,090 | 41,560 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Ukraine | 21 | 1:2,167,747 | 147,417 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Costa Rica | 16 | 1:298,754 | 3,169 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Kazakhstan | 15 | 1:1,178,833 | 65,606 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 14 | 1:418 | 83 |
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| Cyprus | 13 | 1:68,067 | 7,075 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Belize | 9 | 1:39,497 | 2,328 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Bahamas | 7 | 1:55,964 | 829 |
| El Salvador | 6 | 1:1,057,315 | 4,053 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Marshall Islands | 5 | 1:10,364 | 1,309 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Guatemala | 4 | 1:4,020,667 | 7,726 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1:12,810,064 | 2,073 |
| Suriname | 4 | 1:138,154 | 7,029 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Honduras | 2 | 1:4,408,221 | 7,709 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,153 | 1:7,731 | 1,191 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:91,298 | 4,744 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:7,412 | 1,296 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,681 | 1:13,643 | 1,750 |
March (3,832) may also be a first name.
March Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of March,' a market-town and chapelry in the parish of Doddington, Cambridgeshire. As with several other local surnames, the early entries have le instead of de as prefix; compare Le Bruce for De Bruce.
Henry le March, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William le March, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Philip le March, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Willelmus de Marche, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes de Marche, 1379: ibid.
(a) Local, 'at the march,' i.e. the border, limit, or boundary-line of a district.
Johannes de la Marche, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Ricardus del Marche, 1379: ibid.
Agnes del Marche, 1379: ibid.
1384. Edward Marche, Kent: Register of the University of Oxford.
Of local origin. Peter Merche or de Marche, burgess of Edinburgh, 1473 (REG., 398,400), appears as notary public, 1501 (Cawdor, p. 112). Peter Marche held a land in Glasgow, 1485 (REG., p. 448). John March in Sware, parish of Craufurdjohn, 1624 (Lanark CR. ).
(English) Dweller at a Boundary, Border, Frontier, Mark [Middle English marche, Old English m(e)arc] Austyn at Caunterbury Cristnede the kyng, And thorugh miracles, as men now rede, Al that marche he tornede To Crist and to cristendom. —Piers Plowman, 10513-17. March, Cambs, had the same spelling in the 13th cent.
(English) Dweller at the boundary mark; the same as Marsh, q.v.; one who came from March (boundary), in Cambridgeshire.
A town in Cambridgeshire. Le March is frequent in H.R.
A boundary, a limit; the boundary—lines between England, Scotland, and Wales, were called "The Marches."Lords Marches were noblemen who anciently inhabited, guarded, and secured these marches.
From March co. Cambridge.
From Marché, Normandy, as Newmarch from Neumarché. Nicholas, William, Stephen, Roger de Mercato, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Bartholomew, William de Marche, Engl. c. 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).
Or de la Marche. Fermer, and Robert de Marchia, Normandy, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).
A location name in Cambridgeshire.
March Demographics
March Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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March Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name March Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname March (Arabic: مسريه, Hindi: मार्च, Russian: Марч) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name March? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 15,258th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 199,631 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of March live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. March is also the 113,483rd most widespread first name in the world It is held by 3,832 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 14,775 people, or 1 in 24,532. In The United States March is most prevalent in: California, where 9 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 125 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Spain, where 10 percent are found.
March Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of March has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the March surname increased 401 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 620 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 383 percent between 1881 and 2014.
March Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Methodist (47%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the March surname are 13.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.07% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount March earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 185.38% more than the national average, earning 987,649 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.28% less than the national average, earning R 234,588 per year; in United States they earn 1.93% more than the national average, earning $43,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning $49,597 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
March Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| March in the Hindi language | ||
| मार्च | marca | - |
| March in the Russian language | ||
| Марч | marc | - |
| March in the Arabic language | ||
| مسريه | msryh | - |
| مسيره | msyrh | - |
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