Marquard Surname
Approximately 4,012 people bear this surname
Marquard Surname Definition:
“Frontier Guard” (Marc Wart) in Old German.
Read More About This SurnameMarquard Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,003 | 1:40,192 | 5,308 |
| United States | 1,287 | 1:281,631 | 26,245 |
| South Africa | 286 | 1:189,433 | 20,588 |
| Denmark | 129 | 1:43,757 | 4,559 |
| Australia | 60 | 1:449,928 | 35,109 |
| Switzerland | 53 | 1:154,961 | 14,619 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Chile | 25 | 1:704,659 | 16,160 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 135 | 1:371,990 | 28,019 |
Marquard (114) may also be a first name.
Marquard Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Frontier Guard” (Marc Wart) in Old German.
(German) The warden of the marches, or frontier watchman or guard; one who came from Marquard (border guard), in Germany; descendant of Marcward (border guard).
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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Marquard Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Marquard Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Marquard is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Marquard? popularity and diffusion
It is the 115,136th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,816,437 people. The last name Marquard occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Marquard live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 877,214th most numerous forename in the world It is held by 114 people.
The last name Marquard is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 2,003 people, or 1 in 40,192. In Germany Marquard is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent live, Hesse, where 17 percent live and Hamburg, where 9 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.
Marquard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Marquard has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marquard last name grew 953 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Marquard Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Marquard surname are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.9% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Marquard earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.37% less than the national average, earning 306,730 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning R 249,048 per year; in United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.84% less than the national average, earning $39,328 CAD per year.
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Marquard Reference & Research
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