Margolis Surname
Approximately 8,137 people bear this surname
Margolis Surname Definition:
(Ukranian, Russian) Descendant of Margaret (pearl).
Read More About This SurnameMargolis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,869 | 1:52,767 | 6,340 |
| England | 314 | 1:177,446 | 16,095 |
| Canada | 262 | 1:140,632 | 14,476 |
| South Africa | 171 | 1:316,829 | 30,013 |
| Mexico | 85 | 1:1,460,308 | 15,990 |
| France | 81 | 1:820,034 | 98,127 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| Russia | 52 | 1:2,771,597 | 154,559 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Brazil | 29 | 1:7,381,874 | 170,034 |
| Zimbabwe | 24 | 1:643,260 | 47,966 |
| Uzbekistan | 22 | 1:1,405,870 | 25,726 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 15 | 1:398,177 | 32,433 |
| Uruguay | 12 | 1:285,980 | 20,148 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Kazakhstan | 8 | 1:2,210,312 | 95,036 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 1 | 1:9,614 | 134 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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).
(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.
User-submitted Reference
Margolis is an Ashkenazi surname that's derived from the Hebrew word 'Margalit' (Pearl).
- anonymous submissionMargolis Demographics
Average Male Margolis Height
175.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Margolis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Margolis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Margolis (Russian: Марголис) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Margolis? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 61,773rd most commonly held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 895,606 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Margolis live; 89 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Margolis is also the 1,282,666th most frequently occurring forename world-wide It is held by 59 people.
The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 6,869 people, or 1 in 52,767. In The United States Margolis is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 16 percent are found and Florida, where 10 percent are found. Other than The United States Margolis is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.
Margolis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Margolis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Margolis surname rose 98,129 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Margolis Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Jewish (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Margolis last name are 42.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.53% registered to vote for the political 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
Margolis Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Margolis in the Russian language | ||
| Марголис | margolis | - |
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Margolis Reference & Research
Margulies/Margolis FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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