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Where did the French Marcus family come from? What is the French Marcus family crest and coat of arms? When did the Marcus family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Marcus family history?
The prominent surname Marcus 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 Marcus 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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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
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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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marcus research. Another 125 words(9 lines of text) covering the years 1662 and 1752 are included under the topic Early Marcus History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Marcus. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Marcus Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Isaac Marcus, who arrived in America in 1620
- Charles Marcus, who arrived in Maryland in 1661
Marcus Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Lorento Marcus came to Germantown, Pa. in 1710
- Hermann Marcus came to Germantown in 1725
- Peter Marcus, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1750
- Simon Marcus, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752
Marcus Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Sophia Marcus, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849
- David Marcus, who landed in New York, NY in 1849
- Elias Marcus, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850
- Roeschen Marcus, who landed in New York in 1850
- Samuel Marcus, who landed in New York, NY in 1850
Marcus Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century
- Abe Marcus, who landed in Mississippi in 1900
- Morris Marcus, who landed in Mississippi in 1903
- Louis Marcus, who arrived in Mississippi in 1903
- Hermann Marcus, who landed in Arkansas in 1904
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- Harold Stanley Marcus (1905-2002), American early president (1950-1972) and later chairman of the board (1972-1976) of the luxury retailer Neiman Marcus
- Amy Dockser Marcus, American reporter who won the 2005 Pulitzer prize for Beat Reporting
- Rudolph Arthur Marcus (b. 1923), Canadian chemist awarded the 1983/4 Wolf Prize in Chemistry and the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1992
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
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- Rietstap, Johannes Baptist. Armorial Général. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
- Samuelsen, W. David. New York City Passenger List Manifests Index 1820 - 1824. North Salt Lake, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems International, 1986. Print.
- Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
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The Marcus Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Marcus 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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