Marques History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Marques family

The surname Marques was first found in Languedoc, where the family has held a family seat since ancient times.

Throughout the centuries this ancient family expanded, developed, and grew in size and influence. Due to his great wealth, one of the descendants, Ramond de la Marca, was the primary owner of the possessions of the family. He owned lands that spread from the West Coast up to the river of Ariège and was a most respected person in his community as he contributed prominently to the region's affairs, either political or cultural.

In 1703 Jean Lamarque was the Counsellor at the Tribunal of Appeal in Palmiers. Following the strong tradition of his father, Jean-Samson Lamarque of Saint-Paulet became a famous Lawyer in Parliament in the 18th century. The family held to its beliefs through the years and, being very rich, noble Jean Victor Lamarque became the dominant owner of the fortune and the lands of St-Paulet, of Griffe and of St-Antoine in the 19th century.

Early History of the Marques family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marques research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1600, 1637 and 1675 are included under the topic Early Marques History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Marques Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Lamarque, Lamarqua, Marque, Lamarca, de Marca, de la Marque, Marques, Lamarc and many more.

Early Notables of the Marques family

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Marques Ranking

In the United States, the name Marques is the 9,664^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Marques is ranked the 238^th most popular surname with an estimated 15,130 people with that name. 2

Marques migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marques Settlers in United States in the 16th Century

Juan Marques, who opted for Venezuela in 1534

Marques Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

G Marques, aged 22, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 3
M Marques, aged 39, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1831 3
Marina Marques, aged 28, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1831 3
Jose Marques, aged 25, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1838 3
Antonio Marques, aged 60, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1849 3
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Marques migration to West Indies +

The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4

Marques Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Alonso Marques, who arrived in Dominican Republic in 1834 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Marques (post 1700) +

Christine Schon Marques, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Democrats Abroad, 2000, 2004, 2008; Member of Democratic National Committee from Democrats Abroad, 2004 5
Adriano Antonio Marques de Magallanes (1925-2023), Spanish businessman and politician, member of the People's Party of Galicia, he served in the Congress of Deputies from 1986 to 1989 and the Senate from 1998 to 2000
José Roberto Marques (1945-2016), Brazilian footballer at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Rian de Souza Marques (b. 1982), Brazilian footballer
José Fernando Marqués Martín (b. 1984), Spanish professional footballer
Manuel Rui Marques (b. 1977), retired Angolan football defender
Tarso Anibal Santanna Marques (b. 1976), Brazilian racing driver
Eustaquio Plaza Marqués (b. 1903), Spanish musician
Silveiro Palafox Marqués (b. 1921), Spanish doctor
Isabel Marques Swan (b. 1983), Brazilian two-time bronze medalist sailor

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 26) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html