Marshall Johnson
There are approximately 408 people named Marshall Johnson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 840,084 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Marshall with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Johnson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
408
1 in 840,084
Named Marshall
66K
Alive today
Named Johnson
2.1M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 66K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 43
Top Census group: White (77.2%)
Estimated bearers: 2.1M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #2
Per 100K: 621.69
Top ancestry: White (56.8%)
First name trend
Marshall: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Marshall. The peak year was 1947 with 1,283 births. The average person named Marshall today is 43 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Marshall
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Marshall, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 77.2%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Marshall described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Marshall at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White77.2% · 44,412
- Black or African American12.9% · 7,444
- Two or more races3.9% · 2,227
- Hispanic or Latino3.7% · 2,152
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 741
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 554
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Johnson surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Johnson, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 56.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Johnson described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Johnson at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White56.8% · 1,055,206
- Black or African American33.6% · 623,699
- Two or more races4.7% · 87,789
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 62,019
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 16,365
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 13,156
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Marshall has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0191% of the US population, based on 65,631 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Marshall right now.
The surname Johnson appears at a rate of 621.69 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.6217%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 408 people with the full name Marshall Johnson. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Marshall Johnson: questions and answers
How many people are named Marshall Johnson?
We estimate approximately 408 people in the United States share the full name Marshall Johnson. That works out to about 1 in 840,084 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0191%) with the surname frequency (621.69 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Marshall Johnson?
We classify Marshall Johnson as "Very Rare". About 1 in 840,084 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Marshall a male or female name?
Marshall is predominantly male. Out of 97,616 total SSA registrations, 98.8% were male and 1.2% were female. See the full Marshall profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Marshall Johnson?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.