Marlow Surname

19,342nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Marlow Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Marlow (Bucks), the Domesday Merlawe = the Hill or Tumulus by the Mere [Old English mere, a lake + hlǽw]

Marlow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States16,9241:21,4172,704
England7,0941:7,8541,149
Australia1,2611:21,4082,969
Canada8981:41,0315,115
South Africa4971:109,00913,123
Germany4531:177,71620,837
New Zealand2501:18,1133,168
Thailand1581:447,07878,527
Scotland1441:37,1793,577
Wales1161:26,6772,762
Brazil851:2,518,52276,509
Northern Ireland831:22,2292,588
Jamaica481:59,7913,201
Ireland391:120,7426,025
Spain371:1,263,56942,239
Russia341:4,238,913201,756
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Peru241:1,324,33821,383
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Paraguay191:380,8815,564
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
France181:3,690,151224,666
Norway141:367,30634,015
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
India71:109,580,769786,157
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Antigua and Barbuda61:16,5281,436
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Micronesia21:53,1221,264
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2281:19,4292,323
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,4791:7,0061,088
Scotland441:85,0734,558
Wales71:224,0598,079
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1051:16,1732,053

Marlow (2,834) may also be a first name.

Marlow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Marlow (Bucks), the Domesday Merlawe = the Hill or Tumulus by the Mere [Old English mere, a lake + hlǽw]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who me from Marlow (lake remains), in Buckinghamshire; dweller at the hill by the lake.

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

A town and a parish in Buckinghamshire, and a township in Herefordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Hertfordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Marlow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marlow is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Marlow.

How Common Is The Last Name Marlow? popularity and diffusion

Marlow is the 19,342nd most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 256,468 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Marlow live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 136,829th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 2,834 people.

The last name Marlow is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 16,924 people, or 1 in 21,417. In The United States Marlow is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States Marlow exists in 72 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 4 percent are found.

Marlow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marlow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marlow last name rose 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 327 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,657 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marlow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Marlow last name is principally Catholic (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Marlow surname are 18.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.61% being registered with the political party.

The amount Marlow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 45.61% more than the national average, earning 503,939 kr per year; in Peru they earn 42.39% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,167 per year; in South Africa they earn 12.01% more than the national average, earning R 266,184 per year; in United States they earn 7.91% less than the national average, earning $39,734 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $50,602 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marlowe9210,286/
Marlouw9242/
Marlowa9214/
Marrlow9210/
Marllow924/
Marloow921/
Mayrlow921/
Marlowz921/
Marlosw921/
Marlouwe861/
Marllowe861/
Merlow83100/
Marlov8361/
Marlof8323/
Morlow836/
Marlaw836/
Marlova7797/
Marloff7747/
Marlyov7712/
Morlowe777/
Marzlov774/
Marloft772/
Marlouf772/
Marzlof772/
Merllow771/
Merlouw771/
Marzloff71254/
Marhlouf711/
Morellow711/
Merlov67103/
Marlofftt671/
Marlab671/
Merlaw671/
Merlof671/
Marluf671/
Morlaw670/
Morlof670/
Morlova62369/
Marzluf62290/
Marlauv627/
Morloff621/
Marleuf621/
Morlawe621/
Marluft621/
Marzluff5783/
Morilloiv531/

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