The Marcus surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 17,671 people carried this name — #2,037 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 16,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 17,360 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 434 people named Marcus.
59 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 222 people named Marcus live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 86 people named Marcus live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
32 people named Marcus live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
254 people named Marcus is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Marcus in American newspapers,
1898–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 361,526 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Marcus,
with a public archive behind them.
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Josias Marcus 1524–1599 · jurist -
Björn Marcus d. 1988 · jurist
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Stig Marcus d. 1988 · jurist
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Raphael Marcus d. 2007 · rabbi
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Bruce Marcus d. 2025 · banker
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Sara Marcus d. 1942
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Marcus.
- Marcou 408 · U.S. census
- Marcouiller 134 · U.S. census
- Marcoux 2,507 · U.S. census
- Marcu 328 · U.S. census
- Marcucci 1,611 · U.S. census
- Marcuccilli 124 · U.S. census
- Marcy 2,558 · U.S. census
- Marczak 747 · U.S. census
- Mardirossian 352 · U.S. census
- Mardon 192 · U.S. census
- Mare 410 · U.S. census
- Marechal 134 · U.S. census
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