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Where did the French Marcos family come from? What is the French Marcos family crest and coat of arms? When did the Marcos family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Marcos family history?

The prominent surname Marcos 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 Marcos 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.

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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.

First found in Dauphiné where they were formerly seated in a village at the base of the Alps, in the valley of Loire.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marcos research. Another 125 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1662 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Marcos History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Marcos Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marcos Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Francisco Marcos, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803
  • Pedro Marcos, who landed in Peru in 1834
  • Pero Marcos, who arrived in Peru in 1834
  • Gabriel Marcos, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835
  • Juan Marcos, aged 36, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1836


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  • Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (1917-1989), tenth President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
  • Imelda R. Marcos (b. 1929), Filipino politician and wife of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, often remembered for her collection of 2700 pairs of shoes


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  2. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  3. Egle, William Henry. Pennsylvania Genealogies Scotch-Irish and German. Harrisburg: L.S. Hart, 1886. Print.
  4. De Ville, Winston. Gulf Coast Colonials, A Compendium of French Families in Early Eighteenth Century Louisiana. Baltimore, MD: Clearfield, 1999. Print.
  5. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
  6. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  7. Bentley, Elizabeth P. Passenger Arrivals at the Port of New York 1820-1829. Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. Print.
  8. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
  9. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  10. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
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The Marcos Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Marcos Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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