How common is the surname Marques?

7,520 people in the United States had the surname Marques in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,057 Americans. It ranked 4,716th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Marques?

In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Marques identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Marques?

Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver, followed by Dênis Marques.

Where is the surname Marques most common?

Wikidata records people named Marques in Brazil, Angola and Spain.

Is the surname Marques getting more or less common?

More common. 6,386 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,520 in 2010, up 18%.

Is Marques also a first name?

Yes. Marques 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 Marques

A surname, carried by 7,520 people in the United States.

1 syllable 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). Marques is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A Portuguese surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,520 people named Marques in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,057 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,386.

#4,716

rank among US surnames

7,520

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+17.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,041)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,710	Hazen	7,532	40,991
#4,711	Laporte	7,528	41,013
#4,714	Ehlers	7,524	41,035
#4,716	Marques	7,520	41,057
#4,717	Berryman	7,517	41,073

Who is named Marques

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

70% of people named Marques identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marquess

20 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tarso Marques
Brazilian racing driver, born 1976
Dênis Marques
Brazilian association football player, born 1981
Carlos Eduardo Marques
Brazilian footballer, born 1987
Wlamir Marques
Brazilian basketball player (1937–2025)
José Antônio Aparecido Tosi Marques
Archbishop of Fortaleza, born 1948
Eberti Marques de Toledo
Brazilian association football player, born 1986
Yane Marques
Brazilian modern pentathlete, born 1984
Fernando Codá Marques
Brazilian mathematician, born 1979
Gabriel Marques
Brazilian footballer, born 1988
Iziane Castro Marques
Brazilian basketball player (born 1982)
Armando Marques
Brazilian football referee (1930–2014)
Ana Clara Guerra Marques
Angolan dancer, born 1962

Notable Marquess come mostly from Brazil (17), Angola (2) and Spain (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marques

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

Questions

How common is the surname Marques?: 7,520 people in the United States had the surname Marques in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,057 Americans. It ranked 4,716th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marques?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Marques identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Marques?: Tarso Marques, Brazilian racing driver, followed by Dênis Marques.
Where is the surname Marques most common?: Wikidata records people named Marques in Brazil, Angola and Spain.
Is the surname Marques getting more or less common?: More common. 6,386 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,520 in 2010, up 18%.
Is Marques also a first name?: Yes. Marques 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.