How common is the surname Marcos?

5,052 people in the United States had the surname Marcos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,114 Americans. It ranked 6,688th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Marcos?

Ángel Marcos, Argentine footballer and manager.

Where is the surname Marcos most common?

Wikidata records people named Marcos in Argentina.

Is the surname Marcos getting more or less common?

More common. 3,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,052 in 2010, up 55%.

Is Marcos also a first name?

Yes. Marcos is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Marcos

A surname, carried by 5,052 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M622 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marcos is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,052 people named Marcos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,114 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,263.

#6,688

rank among US surnames

5,052

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+54.8%

change since 2000 (was #9,192)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,680	Runnels	5,055	61,077
#6,681	Muth	5,054	61,089
#6,684	Candelario	5,053	61,101
#6,688	Nevins	5,052	61,114
#6,690	Roos	5,051	61,126
#6,691	Fricke	5,048	61,162
#6,692	Mach	5,047	61,174

Who is named Marcos

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

63% of people named Marcos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 19% as white (not Hispanic) and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 63%
White (not Hispanic) 19%
Asian and Pacific Islander 15%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Marcoss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ángel Marcos
Argentine footballer and manager, born 1943

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marcos

Marcos has the Soundex code M622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M622.

Questions

Where does the surname Marcos come from?: From Romance (Spanish Marcos and Portuguese Marcos).
How common is the surname Marcos?: 5,052 people in the United States had the surname Marcos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,114 Americans. It ranked 6,688th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marcos?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Marcos identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 19% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marcos?: Ángel Marcos, Argentine footballer and manager.
Where is the surname Marcos most common?: Wikidata records people named Marcos in Argentina.
Is the surname Marcos getting more or less common?: More common. 3,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,052 in 2010, up 55%.
Is Marcos also a first name?: Yes. Marcos is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.