Marcotte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
France

The prominent surname Marcotte originated in France, a country which has been a dominant presence in world affairs for centuries.The earliest forms of hereditary surnames in France were the patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The patronyms were derived from a variety of given names that were of many different origins. The surname Marcotte is derived from the ancient Latin personal name Marcus, which indicated that the bearer was a follower of Mars, the Roman god of war and agriculture.

Early Origins of the Marcotte family

The surname Marcotte was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where they were formerly seated in a village at the base of the Alps, in the valley of Loire.

Early History of the Marcotte family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marcotte research. Another 70 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1662 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Marcotte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marcotte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marcoux, Marcout, Marcou, Marcoulx, Marcoutte, Marckoux, Marckout, Marckou, Marckoulx, Marckoutte, Markoux, Markout, Markoulx, Markoutte, Markou, Markoe and many more.

Early Notables of the Marcotte family

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Marcotte World Ranking

In the United States, the name Marcotte is the 4,173^rd most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Marcotte is ranked the 453^rd most popular surname with an estimated 10,569 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Marcotte is the 208^th popular surname. 3 France ranks Marcotte as 7,190^th with 1,000 - 1,500 people. 4

Marcotte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marcotte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Leon Marcotte, who landed in New York in 1857 5

Contemporary Notables of the name Marcotte (post 1700) +

Michael J. Marcotte (b. 1958), American politician, Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
Edward Marcotte, American professor of biochemistry at The University of Texas at Austin
Élise Marcotte (b. 1988), Canadian two-time gold medalist synchronized swimmer at the 2011 Pan American Games
William Marcotte, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State Senate 18th District, 1902 6
Roland L. Marcotte, American politician, Mayor of Lewiston, Maine, 1953-54 6
Josephine C. Marcotte, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972 6
Joseph Marcotte, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Dover 2nd Ward, 1956 6
Francois X. Marcotte, American politician, Delegate to Maine convention to ratify 21st amendment from Androscoggin County, 1933 6
Alfred J. Marcotte, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Claremont, 1938 6
Albert Marcotte, American politician, Delegate to New Hampshire State Constitutional Convention from Dover 2nd Ward, 1948 6
... (Another 7 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html