Marchbanks Surname

182,027th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,336 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Marchbanks Surname Definition:

Forms of Marjoribanks, q. v. James Merchbank in Blackurne, parish of Crawford-Douglas, 1664 (Lanark CR. ).

Marchbanks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1561:168,11617,030
England1211:460,48030,233
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland381:98,5064,956
England171:1,433,84549,523
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3981:126,17812,177

Marchbanks Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Forms of Marjoribanks, q. v. James Merchbank in Blackurne, parish of Crawford-Douglas, 1664 (Lanark CR. ).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

A corruption of Marjoribanks, which is most vilely so pronounced.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Marchbanks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Marchbanks Come From? nationality or country of origin

Marchbanks is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marchbanks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 182,027th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,119,669 people. The surname Marchbanks is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Marchbanks reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Marchbanks is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,156 people, or 1 in 168,116. In The United States Marchbanks is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Missouri, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.

Marchbanks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marchbanks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marchbanks last name grew 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 712 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marchbanks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Marchbanks last name are 23.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.43% registered with the political party.

Marchbanks earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.14% less than the national average, earning $41,794 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marchbancks951/
Marrchbanks951/
Marchbankes951/
March Banks950/
Marchbankjos911/
Merchbanks903/
Marchbamks902/
Marchbinks902/
Marhcbanks901/
Marchbunks900/

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Marchbanks Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marchbanks
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