How Many People Are Named Marcus Robinson?

There are approximately 377 people named Marcus Robinson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 909,163 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Marcus with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Robinson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

377

1 in 909,163 Americans

Combination Rarity

Uncommon

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Marcus

Last Name

Robinson

Marcus: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Marcus. The peak year was 1984 with 6,060 births. The average person named Marcus today is 36 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Marcus

In the 2020 Census, the first name Marcus was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (41.22%). The next largest recorded groups were White (34.84%) and Hispanic (13.92%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Marcus in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Marcus rose or fell over time.

White

34.84%

Black

41.22%

Hispanic

13.92%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.43%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.11%

Two or More Races

6.48%

Ancestry of the Robinson Surname

The surname Robinson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Robinson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

46.76%

Black

43.44%

Hispanic

3.59%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.62%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.51%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Marcus" has an estimated frequency of 0.0644% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Robinson" appears at a rate of 170.67 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Marcus are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 377 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Marcus

Marcus Smith Marcus Johnson Marcus Williams Marcus Brown Marcus Jones Marcus Garcia Marcus Perez

Other people with the surname Robinson

Michael Robinson James Robinson John Robinson David Robinson Robert Robinson William Robinson Joseph Robinson Daniel Robinson

Marcus Robinson: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Marcus Robinson?

We estimate approximately 377 people named Marcus Robinson are alive in the United States today. The first name Marcus is shared by 220,641 Americans, and the surname Robinson is shared by 584,988.

How rare is the name Marcus Robinson?

This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 909,163 Americans. The first name Marcus is common and the surname Robinson is very common.

Is Marcus a male or female name?

Marcus is predominantly male, with 99.4% of bearers being male and 0.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1984 and the average bearer today is 36 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Marcus?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Marcus was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black (41.22%). The next largest recorded groups were White (34.84%) and Hispanic (13.92%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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