Marceau Surname

43,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,026 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Canada

Marceau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marceau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4,3541:15,2561,605
Canada4,2891:8,5911,281
United States2,1391:169,45317,142
Haiti9181:11,6381,180
Australia1111:243,20522,593
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
England151:3,714,537119,675
Niger141:1,370,85828,349
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
China51:273,464,31313,838
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ivory Coast41:5,767,80855,416
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Aruba11:103,4772,586
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Marceau (3,362) may also be a first name.

Marceau Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marceau is found most in France. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marceau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,290th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 605,983 people. The last name Marceau occurs mostly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Marceau live; 53 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Marceau is also the 123,005th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,362 people.

Marceau is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 4,354 people, or 1 in 15,256. In France it is primarily found in: Île-de-France, where 24 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 23 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 11 percent reside. Aside from France this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 36 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

Marceau Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Marceau has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Marceau last name expanded 1,620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marceau Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Marceau are 5.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marceau earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.8% more than the national average, earning $46,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.84% less than the national average, earning $41,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marcea92442/
Marcieaux8818/
Morceau86251/
Marcieu862/
Marceeu862/
Marcieux8010/
Marcheea801/
Marchieu801/
Marsceay801/
Marcía779/
Marcja772/
Marcya771/
Marcaihou751/
Marciňa7180/
Marchia7162/
Marcoiu7139/
Marchya7112/
Marscia716/
Marczyu716/
Marcyai711/
Martchia671/
Marzieha671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marceau
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