Marbeck Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Marbeck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mearbeck,' a hamlet in the parish of Settle, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Merebeke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Merebek, 1379: ibid.

Petronilla Merbeke, 1379: ibid.

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Marbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Austria171:500,90847,931
France121:5,535,227269,324
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
England61:9,286,343223,652
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Marbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mearbeck,' a hamlet in the parish of Settle, West Riding of Yorkshire.

Willelmus de Merebeke, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Merebek, 1379: ibid.

Petronilla Merbeke, 1379: ibid.

1581. Married — William Grosse and Barbery Marbeck: St. Antholin (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Marbeck Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Marbeck Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Marbeck is found most in New Zealand. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marbeck? popularity and diffusion

The last name Marbeck is the 1,637,889th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Marbeck live; 58 percent live in Australasia and 58 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Marbeck is most widespread in New Zealand, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 88,791. In New Zealand it is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 88 percent reside, Bay of Plenty Region, where 10 percent reside and Wellington Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account New Zealand this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent reside and Austria, where 14 percent reside.

Marbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marbeck has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mahrbeck931/
Mearbeck931/
Marbec9259/
Marbek927/
Maahrbeck8848/
Morbeck86894/
Merbeck8637/
Mairbek8613/
Mayrbek864/
Marbick862/
Marbeks861/
Marbäck861/
Moerbeck8092/
Mohrbeck8037/
Moorbeck8021/
Meerbeck8018/
Morhbeck801/
Marbik7741/
Morbek7725/
Merbek777/
Morbec772/
Marbeg771/
Marvek771/
Marbekova7510/
Moerbeeck756/
Meirbek71395/
Meyrbek71313/
Meerbek7113/
Merbäck712/
Mayrbekova712/
Moerbek711/
Morbick711/
Morbeek711/
Mairbekova711/
Meerbeek67433/
Moerbeek67397/
Meurbeuk671/

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