Name
MARCUS

Name MARCUS

Between 1880 and 2022 there were 338,533 births of Marcus in the countries below, which represents an average of 2,384 births of children bearing the first name Marcus per year on average throughout this period.
On the last available year for each country, we count 2,970 births.

Other languages  :  
En Français Prénom Marcus   
In Italiano Nome Marcus   


Information about the first name Marcus

The first name Marcus has been assigned to:
99.88% to boys
0.12% to girls
The country where the first name Marcus is the most common is:
US United State of America
This first name is on trend: Male
This first name has 6 letters including 2 vowels and 4 consonants

Marcus in Japanese *

Romajimaakasu
Katakanaマーカス
Hiraganaまーかす
* This is a phonetic conversion, not a translation.
Marcus in Japanese
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Marcus in sign language

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Marcus in binary language

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Origin and meaning of name Marcus

US English
Etymology src :
  • Borrowing of Latin Marcus. Doublet of Mark.
Anagrams src :
  • sacrum
Pronunciation src :
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːkəs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmɑɹkəs/
Proper noun src :
  • Marcus
  • A male given name from Latin.
Surname (Markus) src :
  • Dov Markus (born 1946), Israeli-American soccer player
  • Gabriela Markus, Brazilian model
  • Hazel Rose Markus, American psychologist
  • Kurt Markus, American photographer
  • Louis Marcoussis, former name Ludwik Kazimierz Wladyslaw Markus, Polish-born French painter and engraver
  • Louise Markus, Australian politician
  • Rixi Markus, Austrian and later British bridge player
Surname (Márkus) src :
  • Erzsébet Márkus, Hungarian weightlifter
  • György Márkus, Jewish Hungarian philosopher
  • Robert Markuš, Serbian chess Grandmaster
Old English
Etymology src :
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.kus/, [ˈmɑrˠ.kus]
Proper noun src :
  • Marcus m
  • Mark the Apostle
Dalmatian
Etymology src :
  • From Vulgar Latin *(a)māricōsus, from Latin amārus. Compare Spanish and Portuguese amargoso, Sardinian marigosu.
Adjective src :
  • marcus
  • bitter
Alternative forms src :
  • markus
Adjective (Related terms) src :
  • amur
  • muarka
SE Swedish
Etymology src :
  • From Latin Marcus. First recorded as a given name in Sweden in the 13th century.
Alternative forms src :
  • Markus
Proper noun src :
  • Marcus c (genitive Marcus)
  • a male given name
Proper noun (Usage notes) src :
  • Marcus / Markus was the most common given name of boys born in Sweden in the 1990s.
RO Romanian
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from German Marcus, from Latin Marcus.
Proper noun src :
  • Marcus m (genitive/dative lui Marcus)
  • a surname from German
Latin
Etymology src :
  • From *mārtcus, from the name of the god Mārs +‎ -cus.
Etymology src :
  • Late back-formation from marculus, which was interpreted as having the diminutive suffix -ulus.
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Frankish *mark.
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Frankish *marku.
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • marcus m (genitive marcī); second declension
  • (Late Latin) large hammer, sledgehammer
Etymology (Alternative forms) src :
  • marca, marcha, marha, marka, markha
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • marcus m (genitive marcī); second declension
  • (Medieval Latin) mark (unit of currency, measurement)
Etymology (Noun) src :
  • marcus m (genitive marcī); second declension
  • (Medieval Latin) Alternative form of marca (“boundary, limit”)
Alternative forms src :
  • (praenominal abbreviation): M.
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmaːr.kus/, [ˈmäːrkʊs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.kus/, [ˈmärkus]
Pronunciation src :
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.kus/, [ˈmärkʊs̠]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmar.kus/, [ˈmärkus]
Proper noun src :
  • Mārcus m (genitive Mārcī, feminine Mārca); second declension
  • A masculine praenomen.
  • A masculine cognomen.
  • Mark
Proper noun (Declension) src :
  • Second-declension noun.
Proper noun (Derived terms) src :
  • Mārca f
  • Mārcellus
  • Mārciānus (“pertaining to Marcus”, adjective)
  • Mārcīpor (“slave of Marcus”)
  • Mārcius
  • Mārculus
NL Dutch
Etymology src :
  • Borrowed from Latin Mārcus. The Biblical senses derive from Ancient Greek Μᾶρκος (Mârkos).
Pronunciation src :
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑr.kʏs/
  • Hyphenation: Mar‧cus
Proper noun src :
  • Marcus m
  • Mark (book of the Bible)
  • Mark (traditional author of the Gospel of Mark)
  • a male given name
Proper noun (Related terms) src :
DK Danish
Proper noun src :
  • Marcus
  • a male given name, variant of Markus
DE German
Proper noun src :
  • Marcus
  • a male given name, a less common variant of Markus
 

Popularity of the name Marcus

Number of MARCUS births per year

Popularity of the name Marcus
Popularity of the name Marcus

Total births of Marcus by country

Births with the first name Marcus
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
1880 - 2022
234,770
226
BRBrazil
1930 - 2022
38,330
170
DKDenmark
1985 - 2022
10,918
1
GBUnited Kingdom
1996 - 2021
10,631
0
ONOntario
1913 - 2019
6,296
0
NONorway
1945 - 2022
5,866
0
AUAustralia
1930 - 2022
5,724
0
SESweden
1998 - 2022
5,293
0
FRFrance
1900 - 2022
4,505
0
NZNew Zealand
1900 - 2022
2,900
0
BCBritish Columbia
1919 - 2022
2,556
0
ABAlberta
1980 - 2022
1,680
0
CHSwitzerland
1909 - 2021
1,618
0
IEIreland
1964 - 2022
1,579
0
DEGermany
2000 - 2022
1,502
0
ATAustria
1984 - 2021
1,372
0
QCQuebec
1980 - 2022
838
0
BEBelgium
1995 - 2022
479
0
NLNetherlands
2015 - 2022
354
0
PLPoland
2000 - 2022
251
0
ITItaly
1999 - 2021
190
0
CZCzechoslovakia
1900 - 2016
162
0
CLChili
2010 - 2021
123
0
SKSlovakia
2011 - 2022
123
0
ARArgentina
1922 - 2015
45
0
PTPortugal
2014 - 2022
31
0
Popularity of the name Marcus

Total births of Marcus by country (last available year)

Births with the first name Marcus
Country
Boys
Girls
USUnited State of America
2022
1,445
0
DEGermany
2022
413
0
FRFrance
2022
328
0
GBUnited Kingdom
2021
192
0
ONOntario
2019
145
0
DKDenmark
2022
55
0
BCBritish Columbia
2022
50
0
ABAlberta
2022
44
0
BEBelgium
2022
42
0
NLNetherlands
2022
40
0
QCQuebec
2022
33
0
NONorway
2022
33
0
NZNew Zealand
2022
26
0
IEIreland
2022
23
0
CZCzechoslovakia
2016
18
0
SESweden
2022
17
0
ITItaly
2021
16
0
ATAustria
2021
13
0
CHSwitzerland
2021
12
0
CLChili
2021
12
0
PLPoland
2022
12
0
ARArgentina
2015
1
0

Comments on the name Marcus

Personalities with the first name Marcus

There are 314 personalities with the first name Marcus

Marc src

Ancient rome
Catholic priest

Marcus Rashford src

German
Association football player Philanthropist

Marcus Garvey src

Jamaica
Politician Entrepreneur Printer Journalist Sociologist

Marcus Túlio Tanaka (Marcus Túlio Lyuji Murzani Tanaka) src

Japan Brazil
Association football player

Tony Shalhoub (Anthony Marcus Shalhoub) src

United states of america
Television producer Stage actor Voice actor Film director Film producer Television actor Film actor Dub actor

Marcus Berg src

Sweden
Association football player

Marcus Stephen src

Nauru
Politician Weightlifter

Marcus Ericsson src

Sweden
Racing automobile driver Formula one driver

Marcus Thuram (Marcus Lilian Thuram-Ulien) src

France
Association football player

Marcus Allbäck src

Sweden
Association football player


There are more than 10 personalities with the first name Marcus
Full list of personalities with the first name Marcus

Film Actors and Actresses with the first name Marcus

There are 1977 actors and actresses with the first name Marcus
Marcus Rønnov
Marcus Rix
Marcus Piippo
Marcus Mayhew
Marcus Johns
Marcus Peters
Marcus Orelias
Marcus Henderson
Marcus Venghaus
Marcus Jacob
Marcus Mcdermott
Marcus Gutierrez
Marcus Gunnebo
Marcus Johansson
Marcus Ardai-Blomberg
Marcus De Vere
Marcus Desean Jackson
Marcus Collins
Marcus Goddard
Marcus Nordli
Marcus Mumford
Marcus Anderson
Marcus Hasselborg
Marcus T. Paulk
Marcus Money
Marcus Gray
Marcus Acosta
Marcus Samuel
Marcus Monroe
Marcus Wengler

There are more than 30 actors and actresses with the first name Marcus
The full list of actors and actresses with the first name Marcus

Rankings of first name MARCUS by country

Country ranking (boys)
RankCountryYear
#74BC British Columbia2022
#89AB Alberta2022
#97ON Ontario2019
#126DK Denmark2022
#159NO Norway2022
#160CZ Czechoslovakia2016
#165DE Germany2022
#177QC Quebec2022
#199NZ New Zealand2022
#203FR France2022
#221IE Ireland2022
#238US United State of America2022
#247GB United Kingdom2021
#265BE Belgium2022
#359PL Poland2022
#401NL Netherlands2022
#405AT Austria2021
#421SE Sweden2022
#432CL Chili2021
#550IT Italy2021
#646CH Switzerland2021
#1264AR Argentina2015
Country ranking (girls)
RankCountryYear
No ranking of first name MARCUS (female) births over the last year available in each country
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Other girls' names around Marcus
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