# Markus (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/markus/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,649 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,968 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 84,611 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (3,572 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Rare spelling variant of Marcus.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Markus in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Markus in Hungary and Argentina.

## People named Markus

- Emília Márkus, (1860–1949) Hungarian actress
- Gabriel Markus, Argentine tennis player

## Similar surnames

Márquez, Marks, Marcus, Marx, Marquis, Marques, Marcos, Markos, Markowski, Marcoux, Marsico, Marchese.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.