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    The surname Márquez

    A Spanish surname, carried by 107,533 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /mɑɹkɛz/ 2 syllables Soundex M622

    Márquez: #287 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Márquez #287, 107,533 people Márquez: #287 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott Márquez #287, 107,533 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Márquez is more common than 99.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    From Spanish Márquez.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 107,533 people named Márquez in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 2,871 Americans. That is up 35% since 2000, when the Census counted 79,951.

    #287
    rank among US surnames
    107,533
    people in 2010
    36
    per 100,000 Americans
    +34.5%
    change since 2000 (was #357)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #278McCoy110,7442,788
    #279Garrett110,6972,789
    #280Burton110,5292,793
    #281Fuller110,1162,804
    #282Wang109,8832,810
    #283Weber109,4332,821
    #284Welch108,9872,833

    Who is named Márquez

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

    91% of people named Márquez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 5.1% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 91%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • Two or more races 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Márquezs

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Francia Márquez
      13th Vice President of Colombia (2022–2026)
    • Vanessa Marquez
      American actress (1968–2018)
    • Raúl Márquez
      American boxer, born 1971

    Notable Márquezs come mostly from the United States (2) and Colombia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Márquez

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

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Márquez come from?
    From Spanish Márquez.
    How common is the surname Márquez?
    107,533 people in the United States had the surname Márquez in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 2,871 Americans. It ranked 287th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Márquez?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Márquez identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 5.1% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Márquez?
    Francia Márquez, 13th Vice President of Colombia (2022–2026), followed by Vanessa Marquez.
    Where is the surname Márquez most common?
    Wikidata records people named Márquez in the United States and Colombia.
    How do you pronounce Márquez?
    Márquez is /mɑɹkɛz/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Márquez getting more or less common?
    More common. 79,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 107,533 in 2010, up 35%.