How common is the surname Markus?

3,649 people in the United States had the surname Markus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,611 Americans. It ranked 8,968th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Markus?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Markus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Markus?

Emília Márkus, (1860–1949) Hungarian actress, followed by Gabriel Markus.

Where is the surname Markus most common?

Wikidata records people named Markus in Hungary and Argentina.

Is the surname Markus getting more or less common?

More common. 3,572 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,649 in 2010, up 2.2%.

Is Markus also a first name?

Yes. Markus 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 Markus

A surname, carried by 3,649 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). Markus is more common than 94.5% of them.

Origin

Rare spelling variant of Marcus.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,649 people named Markus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 84,611 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,572.

#8,968

rank among US surnames

3,649

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,497)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,964	Lafontaine	3,652	84,541
#8,965	Colgan	3,651	84,565
#8,967	Braddy	3,650	84,588
#8,968	Markus	3,649	84,611
#8,969	Spindler	3,648	84,634

Who is named Markus

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

92% of people named Markus identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Markuss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emília Márkus
(1860–1949) Hungarian actress
Gabriel Markus
Argentine tennis player, born 1970

Notable Markuss come mostly from Hungary (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Markus

Markus 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 Markus come from?: Rare spelling variant of Marcus.
How common is the surname Markus?: 3,649 people in the United States had the surname Markus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 84,611 Americans. It ranked 8,968th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Markus?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Markus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Markus?: Emília Márkus, (1860–1949) Hungarian actress, followed by Gabriel Markus.
Where is the surname Markus most common?: Wikidata records people named Markus in Hungary and Argentina.
Is the surname Markus getting more or less common?: More common. 3,572 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,649 in 2010, up 2.2%.
Is Markus also a first name?: Yes. Markus 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.