Where Does The Last Name Marcus Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Marcus (Arabic: مركس, Marathi: माकुर्स, Oriya: ମାରକୁସ, Tibetan: མར་ཀུསི་) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Marcuș, Marcuş, Marcús, Mărcus, Mărcuş or Mărcuș. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marcus? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 7,315^th most widely held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 93,925 people. Marcus occurs predominantly in Africa, where 41 percent of Marcus are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,132^nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 475,447 people.

The last name Marcus is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 26,481 people, or 1 in 13,688. In The United States Marcus is primarily found in: New York, where 16 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 134 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Marcus Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Marcus has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Marcus surname rose 1,806 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 768 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 65 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 323 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marcus Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Armenian Apostolic (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States Marcus are 39.87% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 93.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Marcus earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 108.64% more than the national average, earning 722,055 kr per year; in Peru they earn 864.56% more than the national average, earning S/. 186,980 per year; in South Africa they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning R 243,816 per year; in United States they earn 16.92% more than the national average, earning $50,451 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.12% more than the national average, earning $62,660 CAD per year.