Marquardt Surname

11,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Marquardt Surname Definition:

(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).

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Marquardt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31,3001:2,572251
United States12,0751:30,0173,730
Brazil2,3311:91,8383,460
Canada6901:53,3996,381
Australia2431:111,09312,380
Denmark1881:30,0253,104
Switzerland1311:62,6947,743
Argentina1131:378,26029,259
Chile811:217,4876,777
England771:723,61140,488
Austria551:154,82620,536
Poland541:703,86659,770
Sweden501:196,93513,646
France371:1,795,209158,669
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
South Africa291:1,868,19787,346
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Guam161:10,0081,526
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Wales71:442,07621,198
Norway71:734,61250,907
China61:227,886,92811,701
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Liechtenstein31:12,7931,395
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6151:81,6568,568

Marquardt (39) may also be a first name.

Marquardt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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.

- Forebears.io

Marquardt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marquardt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Marquardt click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marquardt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 11,773rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 152,811 people. Marquardt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Marquardt are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 66 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Marquardt is also the 1,637,361st most widespread forename on earth It is held by 39 people.

The surname Marquardt is most commonly held in Germany, where it is held by 31,300 people, or 1 in 2,572. In Germany Marquardt is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 14 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 13 percent reside. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Marquardt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marquardt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Marquardt last name increased 1,963 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marquardt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Marquardt last name are 14.93% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.7% registered with the party.

The amount Marquardt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.02% less than the national average, earning 266,398 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 189.34% more than the national average, earning R 687,576 per year; in United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,730 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.64% more than the national average, earning $52,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marquardtt956/
Markquardt955/
Marqueardt952/
Marquarrdt952/
Marquartdt952/
Matrquardt951/
Marcquardt951/
Margquardt951/
Marquhardt951/
Marrquardt951/
Marquardte951/
Marquwardt951/
Marquuardt950/
Marquart947,847/
Marquard944,012/
Marqardt9410/
Marguardt89163/
Marquordt89145/
Markquart8986/
Marquarte8945/
Marquarth8924/
Marqwardt8921/
Marquartt8912/
Marquerdt897/
Marqaurdt896/
Markuardt894/
Marquartd893/
Marquartz892/
Marquarzt892/
Marquarts891/
Marcuardt891/
Marquaart891/
Marquardp891/
Morquardt891/
Marquarrt891/
Merquardt890/
Marqueart890/
Marquar8852/
Marqard885/
Marqart882/
Marquardtová864/
Markguardt840/
Marqquartt840/
Marcuard82229/
Marguart8254/
Markardt8250/
Marqwart8223/
Marquort8218/
Marguard8210/
Markuart829/
Marquord825/
Marqaurt823/
Marcuart822/
Morquart822/
Marquert821/
Merquart821/
Markuard821/
Marqward820/
Marquare820/
Merquard820/
Markwardt782,420/
Marquaire78411/
Markhardt78149/
Marckardt7842/
Marguarth783/
Margvardt781/
Margwardt781/
Marguartt781/
Morquordt781/
Marquorth780/
Markguart780/
Marguarts780/
Marguhart780/
Markart751,020/
Markard75198/
Marcard7550/
Marcart752/
Marcuar751/
Marguar750/
Marckwardt74404/
Marckuordt742/
Markwardth741/
Markkwardt741/
Markwart711,908/
Markward71610/
Marcourt71492/
Markhart71235/
Morguard71139/
Markhard7130/
Markerdt7117/
Marckart7112/
Merkardt713/
Margvart712/
Marqueur712/
Margwart711/
Markaert711/
Markahrt711/
Markgard711/
Markaurt711/
Marcartt711/
Merguard710/
Merquert710/
Markar672,003/
Marcar67297/
Markwordt67179/
Markwarth67100/
Marqarova6756/
Margwarth6743/
Marckwart675/
Maerkaert674/
Markourtz671/
Merkhardt671/
Marckhart671/
Marckward671/
Markkeard671/
Markheart670/

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