Marquess Surname

301,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Marquess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Marquess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1411:317,66829,013
Northern Ireland471:39,2563,678
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
England151:3,714,537119,675
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Marquess (55) may also be a first name.

Marquess Last Name Facts

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

Marquess (Arabic: مرقوس) is most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marquess? popularity and diffusion

Marquess is the 301,076th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,774,601 people. The surname Marquess occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Marquess are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 55 people.

The last name Marquess is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,141 people, or 1 in 317,668. In The United States it is most frequent in: Maryland, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States Marquess exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Marquess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marquess has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Marquess last name rose 746 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marquess Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Marquess surname are 13.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marquess earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.03% less than the national average, earning $42,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $59,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marquiess9420/
Marquesse943/
Marquuess941/
Marques931,102,966/
Marqess931/
Marquiss88791/
Marquese88189/
Marqueis8857/
Mmarques8848/
Marquees8840/
Marquies8816/
Marrques8815/
Marqques8814/
Maarques8811/
Marquues887/
Marguess885/
Marqwues885/
Marquest884/
Marquesz884/
Marcques883/
Maerques883/
Marquezs883/
Masrques882/
Margques882/
Marquesh881/
Marqwess881/
Marquqes881/
Marquesd881/
Marnques881/
Marqueus881/
Matrques881/
Marque865,179/
Marqes8696/
Marinques8236/
Marquisse824/
D'Marques821/
Marquques821/
Marquez80964,805/
Marquês80172,901/
Marquis8030,503/
Marquet8015,322/
Marquer801,764/
Marquie80542/
Margues80419/
Marcque8030/
Merques8029/
Marqies8029/
Marquee8026/
Marquea8024/
Markues8022/
Marqeus8018/
Marquex8016/
Marcues8013/
Morques8010/
Marqued809/
Marqués809/
Marquej809/
Markess806/
Marcess805/
Marquès804/
Marquei803/
Marquís803/
Marqese801/
Marquey801/
Marquys801/
Marqees801/
Marqueß801/
Marqueh801/
Mairinques7836/
Marquesová781/
Marqe771/
Marquise75513/
Marquais75460/
Marquett75284/
Marquois75234/
Margueis75133/
Marquist7518/
Marquiez7516/
Morguess7514/
Marckess7513/
Marrquez7513/
Marqweis7511/
Marcquis758/
Marqueez758/
Marquuez758/
Marquezz757/
Marqquez756/
Margquez756/
Maerquez755/
Marzquez755/
Marquice754/
Marcquez754/
Marqueaz754/
Marquish753/
Marchess753/
Maarquez753/
Mmarquez752/
Markquis752/
Masrquez752/
Marguiss752/
Marqueiz752/
Mourques752/
Maharque751/
Mairquez751/
Marquece751/
Marrquis751/
Margueys751/
Marquech751/
Maarquis751/
Marquisz751/
Marqwuez751/
Marquetz751/
Marqquer751/
Markesse751/
Marenque751/
Morquest751/
Marqhese751/
Marquedt750/
Markes711,441/
Marqui711,140/
Marces71918/
Margue71369/
Morque71140/
Marcue71133/
Marqez7155/
Marqué7130/
Marquy7117/
Marqis7113/
Marckesse716/
Markue715/
Marinquez715/
D'Marquez712/
Marqet712/
Merqes712/
Marrinque712/
Markquise711/
Marqee711/
Marquuise711/
Morqes711/
D'Marquis711/
Marinquis711/
Marquí711/
Marqed711/
Marqer711/
Márque711/
Marqei711/
Márquez673,949/
Marquiz67484/
Marguez67447/
Marches67389/
Markese67314/
Markies67171/
Marquit67162/
Marquay67123/
Màrquez67109/
Morgues6778/
Markesh6760/
Merquez6737/
Marquéz6735/
Markesz6730/
Morqued6729/
Markiss6728/
Marguis6727/
Merquis6726/
Markeas6725/
Morquez6724/
Marguey6719/
Markuez6717/
Marcuet6715/
Marcuis6714/
Marqeuz6713/
Marcoue6712/
Markees6711/
Marquid6711/
Marckes676/
Marquix676/
Marcuez676/
Markuis675/
Morquis674/
Markeus674/
Marcuey673/
Marciss672/
Marquezová672/
Morquet672/
Marqhez672/
Marguei672/
Markeys672/
Markuet672/
Marquêz672/
Märquez672/
Marceis671/
Markkes671/
Markqui671/
Marqeet671/
Marqeez671/
Marqiez671/
Marrqui671/
Morquie671/
Marinquque671/
Marquezova671/
Marquoi671/
Marquésová671/
Marqqez671/
Morkess671/
Márquer671/
Mârquez671/
Mãrquez671/
Markeis670/
Marceys670/
Markhes670/

Marquess Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marquess in the Arabic language
مرقوسmrqws-

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Marquess Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Marquess
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