Marcos History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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France
Spain

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.

Early Origins of the Marcos family

The surname Marcos 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 Marcos family

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

Marcos 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 Marcos family

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

Marcos Ranking

In the United States, the name Marcos is the 10,874^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Marcos is ranked the 2,654^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,500 - 3,000 people with that name. 2

Marcos migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marcos Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Francisco Marcos, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1803 3
Pedro Marcos, who landed in Peru in 1834 3
Pero Marcos, who arrived in Peru in 1834 3
Juan Marcos, aged 36, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1836 3
Ximon Marcos, who landed in Guatemala in 1838 3
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Marcos 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

Marcos Settlers in West Indies in the 19th Century

Gabriel Marcos, who landed in Dominican Republic in 1835 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Marcos (post 1700) +

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
Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos (1917-1989), tenth President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986
Héctor Marcos Timerman (b. 1953), Argentine journalist, politician, human rights activist and diplomat, Argentine Minister of Foreign Relations from 2010 to 2015
Marcos Espinal, Dominican physician, Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis at the Pan American Health Organization
Marcos Alonso Peña (1959-2023), Spanish football player and manager, known simply as Marcos, he played 302 games with 46 goals
Marcos Paulo Gelmini Gomes (b. 1988), known as Marcos Paulo, a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Portuguese club F.C. Vizela as a midfielder
Marcos Espinal, Dominican physician, Director of the Department of Communicable Diseases and Health Analysis at the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Marcos Rodolfo Ferrufino Estévez (1963-2021), Bolivian football manager and player who played as a defender
Marcos de Celis Salvador (1932-2018), Spanish bullfighter
Marcos Mundstock (1942-2020), Argentine musician, writer, comedian, broadcaster and copywriter

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