How common is the surname Marquis?

8,737 people in the United States had the surname Marquis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,338 Americans. It ranked 4,065th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Marquis?

Don Marquis, American humorist.

Where is the surname Marquis most common?

Wikidata records people named Marquis in the United States.

Is the surname Marquis getting more or less common?

More common. 8,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,737 in 2010, up 3.4%.

Is Marquis also a first name?

Yes. Marquis 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 Marquis

A French surname, carried by 8,737 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). Marquis is more common than 97.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French marquis.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,737 people named Marquis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 35,338 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,449.

#4,065

rank among US surnames

8,737

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #3,861)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,056	Munn	8,751	35,281
#4,057	Iniguez	8,750	35,285
#4,058	Marquardt	8,749	35,289
#4,059	Szymanski	8,748	35,293
#4,060	Scully	8,747	35,297
#4,061	Conte	8,744	35,309
#4,062	Provost	8,742	35,317

Who is named Marquis

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

88% of people named Marquis identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marquiss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Don Marquis
American humorist, 1878–1937

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Marquis

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Marquis come from?: Borrowed from French marquis.
How common is the surname Marquis?: 8,737 people in the United States had the surname Marquis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 35,338 Americans. It ranked 4,065th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marquis?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Marquis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marquis?: Don Marquis, American humorist.
Where is the surname Marquis most common?: Wikidata records people named Marquis in the United States.
Is the surname Marquis getting more or less common?: More common. 8,449 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,737 in 2010, up 3.4%.
Is Marquis also a first name?: Yes. Marquis 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.