Thurgood Marshall
There are approximately 1 people named Thurgood Marshall living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Thurgood with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Marshall. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1
1 in 342,754,338
Named Thurgood
5
Alive today
Named Marshall
201K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 5
Rarity: Very Rare
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1993
Average age: 32
Estimated bearers: 201K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #142
Per 100K: 58.79
Top ancestry: White (63.6%)
First name trend
Thurgood: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Thurgood. The peak year was 1993 with 5 births. The average person named Thurgood today is 32 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Marshall surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Marshall, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 63.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname 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 surname Marshall at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White63.6% · 111,751
- Black or African American26.7% · 46,864
- Two or more races4.6% · 8,032
- Hispanic or Latino3.6% · 6,292
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 1,535
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 1,239
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Thurgood has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0000% of the US population, based on 5 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Marshall appears at a rate of 58.79 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0588%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1 people with the full name Thurgood Marshall. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people with the surname Marshall
FAQ
Thurgood Marshall: questions and answers
How many people are named Thurgood Marshall?
We estimate approximately 1 people in the United States share the full name Thurgood Marshall. That works out to about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0000%) with the surname frequency (58.79 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Thurgood Marshall?
We classify Thurgood Marshall as "Very Rare". About 1 in 342,754,338 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Thurgood a male or female name?
Thurgood is predominantly male. Out of 5 total SSA registrations, 100.0% were male and 0.0% were female. See the full Thurgood 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 common is the name Thurgood Marshall?
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