Marquis surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Marquis surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,737 people carried this name — #4,065 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 33,800 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,449 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 2,666 people named Marquis.

52 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 83 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 52
Pas-de-Calais 358
Nord 193
Paris 187
Maine-et-Loire 140
Deux-Sèvres 135
Vendée 111
Ain 96
Vosges 94

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

639 people named Marquis live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Jura.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Jura 178
Valais 139
Vaud 106
Geneva 51
Bern 49
Neuchâtel 32
Basel-Landschaft 30
Fribourg 17

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 Argentina’s national register

At least 61 people named Marquis 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 Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 35
City of Buenos Aires 26

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 51 people named Marquis 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 Luxembourg Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Luxembourg Province 28
Hainaut 18
Liège 5

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Marquis in American newspapers,
1866–1912.

Newspaper page from The Mellette County Pioneer carrying the name Marquis
The Mellette County Pioneer 1912-10-25
Newspaper page from Der Westbote carrying the name Marquis
Der Westbote 1866-07-05
Newspaper page from The Daily Phoenix carrying the name Marquis
The Daily Phoenix 1872-06-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 319,325 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Marquis,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Alexandre Louis Marquis
    Alexandre Louis Marquis 1777–1828 · botanist
  • Joseph-Calixte Marquis
    Joseph-Calixte Marquis 1821–1904 · Catholic priest
  • William V. Marquis
    William V. Marquis 1828–1899 · politician
  • Joseph Marquis d. 1795
  • Jean Joseph Marquis 1747–1822 · politician
  • Donatien Marquis 1789–1879 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Marquis.

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