Marquard Surname

115,136th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Marquard Surname Definition:

“Frontier Guard” (Marc Wart) in Old German.

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Marquard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,0031:40,1925,308
United States1,2871:281,63126,245
South Africa2861:189,43320,588
Denmark1291:43,7574,559
Australia601:449,92835,109
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Chile251:704,65916,160
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
England151:3,714,537119,675
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

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.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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 found most in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marquard? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,136th most widely held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,816,437 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Marquard are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 877,214th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 114 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 2,003 people, or 1 in 40,192. In Germany it is most common in: Lower Saxony, where 27 percent are found, Hesse, where 17 percent are found and Hamburg, where 9 percent are found. Other than Germany this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Marquard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marquard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 last name are 8.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.9% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marquardt9447,690/
Marquartd943/
Marquardp941/
Marquar9352/
Marqard935/
Marquardtt896/
Markquardt895/
Marqueardt892/
Marquarrdt892/
Marquartdt892/
Matrquardt891/
Marcquardt891/
Margquardt891/
Marquhardt891/
Marrquardt891/
Marquardte891/
Marquwardt891/
Marquuardt890/
Marquart887,847/
Marcuard88229/
Marqardt8810/
Marguard8810/
Marquord885/
Markuard881/
Marqward880/
Marquare880/
Merquard880/
Marquaire82411/
Marguardt82163/
Marquordt82145/
Markquart8286/
Marquarte8245/
Marquarth8224/
Marqwardt8221/
Marquartt8212/
Marquerdt827/
Marqaurdt826/
Markuardt824/
Marquartz822/
Marquarzt822/
Marquarts821/
Marcuardt821/
Marquaart821/
Morquardt821/
Marquarrt821/
Merquardt820/
Marqueart820/
Markard80198/
Marcard8050/
Marquardtová804/
Marqart802/
Marcuar801/
Marguar800/
Markguardt780/
Marqquartt780/
Markward75610/
Morguard75139/
Marguart7554/
Markardt7550/
Markhard7530/
Marqwart7523/
Marquort7518/
Markuart759/
Marqaurt753/
Marcuart752/
Marqueur752/
Morquart752/
Marquert751/
Merquart751/
Markgard751/
Merguard750/
Markwardt712,420/
Markar712,003/
Marcar71297/
Markhardt71149/
Marqarova7156/
Marckardt7142/
Marguarth713/
Margvardt711/
Margwardt711/
Marguartt711/
Morquordt711/
Marckward711/
Markkeard711/
Marquorth710/
Markguart710/
Marguarts710/
Marguhart710/
Markart671,020/
Marckwardt67404/
Margwar6786/
Marcour6769/
Marcear6718/
Markour6711/
Markwar6711/
Markare678/
Mercard676/
Markerd676/
Mharkar674/
Masrkar674/
Marcare674/
Marcart672/
Marckuordt672/
Maurkar672/
Marzkar672/
Majrkar671/
Mairkar671/
Mayrkar671/
Mearkar671/
Margvar671/
Markkar671/
Markwardth671/
Merkard671/
Markgar671/
Markarh671/
Morquor671/
Markarr671/
Markárd671/
Markord671/
Markhar671/
Markkwardt671/

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