View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Marquis Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Marquis (Marathi: माकर्युस) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Marquís. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Marquis? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 18,099^th most commonly used family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 238,912 people. The last name Marquis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Marquis reside; 60 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 64,427^th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 9,278 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,898 people, or 1 in 30,464. In The United States Marquis is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 7 percent reside and Maine, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Marquis exists in 87 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent reside and France, where 22 percent reside.

Marquis Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Marquis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marquis last name grew 802 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 317 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marquis Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Marquis last name is principally Presbyterian (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Marquis surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.05% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Marquis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.25% more than the national average, earning R 349,920 per year; in United States they earn 6.92% more than the national average, earning $46,135 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning $42,368 CAD per year.