Markquardt Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Markquardt Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from a job title. It comes from the words mark, meaning 'border', and wart, meaning 'guardian' or 'frontier-guard'. Markwart is the name of a jaybird in a fable.
Markquardt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Markquardt Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from a job title. It comes from the words mark, meaning 'border', and wart, meaning 'guardian' or 'frontier-guard'. Markwart is the name of a jaybird in a fable.
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Where Does The Last Name Markquardt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Markquardt occurs most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Markquardt click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Markquardt? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Markquardt live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Germanic Europe.
The surname Markquardt is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 26,835,153. In Germany Markquardt is mostly concentrated in: Brandenburg, where 33 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Germany it exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside.
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