Market

See also: market, märket, and Märket

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a market.

Proper noun

Market (plural Markets)

1. 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 517.