Market

See also: market, märket, and Märket

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a market.

Proper noun

Market (plural Markets)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Market is the 33567^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 679 individuals. Market is most common among White (73.64%) and Black/African American (22.24%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Market”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517.

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