How Many People Have the Last Name Mars?

4,384

people had the surname Mars in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 67,114 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#7,580

Tied with 1 other

Per 100,000 People

1.49

In 2010

Largest Group

66.5%

White

Change Since 2000

−3.1%

−139 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Mars (66.5%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 24.6%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Mars ranks #5,846. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 72.1% to 66.5%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 20.7% to 24.6%.

White 66.5%
Black 24.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino 4.4%

📈 Change Since 2000

Mars fell from 4,523 people in 2000 to 4,384 in 2010 (down 3.1%), and its rank fell from #6,850 to #7,580.

20002010
People4,5234,384
Rank#6,850#7,580
Per 100,000 people1.681.49

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Mars

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#7,575Sala4,386
#7,578Urquhart4,385
#7,578Wideman4,385
#7,580Yancy4,384
#7,580Mars4,384
#7,582Borrero4,383
#7,582Vanhouten4,383

👤 Mars as a First Name

Mars is a first name too: about 1,485 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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