Margolis Surname

61,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Margolis Surname Definition:

(Ukranian, Russian) Descendant of Margaret (pearl).

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Margolis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8691:52,7676,340
England3141:177,44616,095
Canada2621:140,63214,476
South Africa1711:316,82930,013
Mexico851:1,460,30815,990
France811:820,03498,127
Australia521:519,14839,018
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
Argentina301:1,424,78080,162
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Zimbabwe241:643,26047,966
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Kyrgyzstan151:398,17732,433
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Israel111:777,96750,646
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Wales41:773,63329,106
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Margolis (59) may also be a first name.

Margolis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ukranian, Russian) Descendant of Margaret (pearl).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(from the name of a female ancestor) Margolis means “pearl” and is derived from the Hebrew margalit. It appears as early as the end of the fifteenth century as a tribute to a woman called Pearl. Other forms of the name are Margolioth, Marguiles, Margolouth.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Margolis is an Ashkenazi surname that's derived from the Hebrew word 'Margalit' (Pearl).

- anonymous submission

Margolis Last Name Facts

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

Margolis (Russian: Марголис) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Margolis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Margolis? popularity and diffusion

The surname Margolis is the 61,773rd most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 895,606 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Margolis reside; 89 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Margolis is also the 1,282,666th most common forename on earth. It is borne by 59 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,869 people, or 1 in 52,767. In The United States Margolis is most common in: New York, where 17 percent reside, California, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Margolis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Margolis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 98,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Margolis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Margolis last name is chiefly Jewish (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Margolis last name are 42.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Margolis earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 58.4% more than the national average, earning R 376,428 per year; in United States they earn 28.8% more than the national average, earning $55,578 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.8% more than the national average, earning $68,960 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Margolies941,219/
Margoluis9426/
Margoulis9425/
Margollis9418/
Margolise942/
Margoilis941/
Margoleis941/
Marolis9353/
Margoli9325/
Margoulies893/
Margollies891/
Maroulis882,773/
Margulis882,433/
Margelis88754/
Margoles88150/
Margalis8897/
Margolit8872/
Margolio8810/
Margouli885/
Margolia883/
Morgolis882/
Maroylis882/
Marzolis882/
Margoliz881/
Margolic881/
Marolise881/
Margolli881/
Margulies823,752/
Margolles82387/
Margolese82325/
Maringoli8287/
Margullis8267/
Marroulis8233/
Margallis8233/
Morgoulis827/
Margolich822/
Morgolies822/
Margielis822/
Mauroulis821/
Margulish821/
Margulizs821/
Maroulies821/
Maríngoli821/
Margelish821/
Marggelis821/
Margoslip821/
Marolitse821/
Margola80194/
Maralis8035/
Margali8024/
Maroliz8018/
Maroles8010/
Margole808/
Margoly801/
Margelisch78312/
Maringolli7810/
Marguliesh784/
Margoullia782/
Marrgolese781/
Marroolise781/
Margules75672/
Morgulis75486/
Margalli75471/
Maraslis75400/
Marolles75370/
Margalit75360/
Margolle75247/
Maroules7570/
Morgalis7561/
Margalia7550/
Marghali7541/
Margolla7528/
Marholys7523/
Marngali7519/
Marguliz7517/
Matralis7516/
Margollé7515/
Margolet7515/
Margoler7512/
Margolay7511/
Marolich759/
Margalie759/
Maraulis757/
Moroulis756/
Margalio755/
Marzoles755/
Margales754/
Margulys752/
Marzalis751/
Maralish751/
Margalei751/
Maralios751/
Marhalis751/
Margalhi751/
Morollis750/
Marallis750/
Margulisova741/
Mouroulis7173/
Margulets7167/
Morgoslip7153/
Marguleas7125/
Margolycz7113/
Margalles7113/
Margoletz7111/
Margallio718/
Margulles717/
Moiroulis715/
Margollez714/
Margoulet714/
Marghalai712/
Morgolles712/
Margalhes711/
Marallios711/
Maroilles711/
Margollet711/
Mourgelis711/
Marrallis710/
Morgullis710/
Margale673,401/
Moralis671,050/
Moroles67340/
Margala67277/
Marales67268/
Morgali6753/
Margoła6735/
Morgola676/
Margaliche676/
Margaly672/
Margalé672/
Margalheas671/
Margalhães671/
Maharaulis671/
Margaluitz670/

Margolis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Margolis in the Russian language
Марголисmargolis-

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Margolis Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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