Margulies Surname

121,979th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,752 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Margulies Surname Definition:

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

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Margulies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,0361:178,02517,835
Israel1,1741:7,2891,122
France1201:553,52375,172
England981:568,55234,674
Argentina631:678,46746,871
Canada471:783,94961,790
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Austria171:500,90847,931
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Marguliés (1) are calculated separately.

Margulies 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

User-submitted Reference

The Margulies surname means 'pearl'.

- blasphemy

Margulies Last Name Facts

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

Margulies is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Marguliés. Click here to see other possible spellings of Margulies.

How Common Is The Last Name Margulies? popularity and diffusion

The surname Margulies is the 121,979th most commonly used surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,942,310 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Margulies reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,036 people, or 1 in 178,025. In The United States Margulies is most frequent in: New York, where 29 percent reside, Florida, where 12 percent reside and California, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 31 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Margulies Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Margulies surname are 41.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.96% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Margulies earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 29.58% more than the national average, earning $55,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.46% more than the national average, earning $64,814 CAD per year.

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Margulies 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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