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

The last name Marquess (Arabic: مرقوس) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marquess? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 301,076th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,774,601 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Marquess live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,336,256th most commonly held given name globally, held by 55 people.

Marquess is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,141 people, or 1 in 317,668. In The United States Marquess is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Kentucky, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 4 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Marquess Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marquess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marquess surname expanded 746 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marquess Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Marquess last name is primarily Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States Marquess are 13.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.15% being registered with the political 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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