Marquart Surname

63,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Marquart 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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Marquart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6991:97,98810,911
Germany2,8911:27,8473,675
Switzerland2621:31,3474,676
Brazil2561:836,22830,212
Denmark2111:26,7522,750
France1001:664,22785,408
Austria771:110,59015,709
Netherlands671:252,04732,252
Australia661:409,02632,879
Canada621:594,28449,093
Argentina441:971,44161,182
New Zealand321:141,51016,640
Sweden161:615,42245,338
England141:3,979,861125,553
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5241:95,8379,773

Marquart (23) may also be a first name.

Marquart 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

Marquart Last Name Facts

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

Marquart occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marquart? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 63,823rd most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 928,705 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Marquart live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,239,265th most frequent given name worldwide, held by 23 people.

The surname Marquart is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,699 people, or 1 in 97,988. In The United States Marquart is most common in: Missouri, where 18 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States Marquart exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 37 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Marquart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Marquart has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Marquart last name increased 706 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marquart Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marquart surname are 23.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marquart earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 29.93% more than the national average, earning R 308,772 per year; in United States they earn 3.24% more than the national average, earning $44,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $48,550 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marquardt9447,690/
Markquart9486/
Marquarte9445/
Marquarth9424/
Marquartt9412/
Marquartd943/
Marquartz942/
Marquarzt942/
Marquarts941/
Marquaart941/
Marquarrt941/
Marqueart940/
Marquar9352/
Marqart932/
Marquardtt896/
Markquardt895/
Marqueardt892/
Marquarrdt892/
Marquartdt892/
Matrquardt891/
Marcquardt891/
Margquardt891/
Marquhardt891/
Marrquardt891/
Marquardte891/
Marquwardt891/
Marqquartt890/
Marquuardt890/
Marquard884,012/
Marguart8854/
Marqwart8823/
Marquort8818/
Marqardt8810/
Markuart889/
Marqaurt883/
Marcuart882/
Morquart882/
Marquert881/
Merquart881/
Marquare880/
Marquaire82411/
Marguardt82163/
Marquordt82145/
Marqwardt8221/
Marquerdt827/
Marqaurdt826/
Markuardt824/
Marguarth823/
Marcuardt821/
Marquardp821/
Morquardt821/
Marguartt821/
Marquorth820/
Markguart820/
Marguarts820/
Merquardt820/
Marguhart820/
Markart801,020/
Marqard805/
Marquardtová804/
Marcart802/
Marcuar801/
Marguar800/
Markguardt780/
Markwart751,908/
Marcourt75492/
Markhart75235/
Marcuard75229/
Markardt7550/
Marckart7512/
Marguard7510/
Marquord755/
Margvart752/
Marqueur752/
Margwart751/
Markaert751/
Markahrt751/
Markuard751/
Markaurt751/
Marcartt751/
Marqward750/
Merquard750/
Merquert750/
Markwardt712,420/
Markar712,003/
Marcar71297/
Markhardt71149/
Markwarth71100/
Marqarova7156/
Margwarth7143/
Marckardt7142/
Marckwart715/
Maerkaert714/
Margvardt711/
Margwardt711/
Markourtz711/
Morquordt711/
Marckhart711/
Markheart710/
Markert6712,052/
Marckwardt67404/
Markard67198/
Margwar6786/
Marcour6769/
Marcard6750/
Maerckaert6746/
Morkart6726/
Marcear6718/
Markour6711/
Markwar6711/
Markare678/
Mharkar674/
Masrkar674/
Marcare674/
Marckuordt672/
Maurkar672/
Marckwarth672/
Marzkar672/
Majrkar671/
Mairkar671/
Mayrkar671/
Maargwarth671/
Mearkar671/
Margvar671/
Markkar671/
Markwardth671/
Markgar671/
Markarh671/
Morquor671/
Markarr671/
Markartová671/
Markort671/
Markhar671/
Markkwardt671/

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