| ![Show Contents]() Marquette History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Marquette familyThe surname Marquette 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 Marquette familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Marquette research. Another 96 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1350, 1600, 1637 and 1675 are included under the topic Early Marquette History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Marquette Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lamarque, Lamarqua, Marque, Lamarca, de Marca, de la Marque, Marques, Lamarc and many more. Early Notables of the Marquette familyMore information is included under the topic Early Marquette Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Marquette RankingIn the United States, the name Marquette is the 14,246th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Marquette is ranked the 6,946th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2 Migration of the Marquette familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Lamark settled in Philadelphia in 1834; François Lamarque settled in San Francisco in 1850.
| Contemporary Notables of the name Marquette (post 1700) | + |
- Rocky Marquette, American film actor
- Sean Anthony Marquette (b. 1988), American actor and voice actor
- Chris Marquette (b. 1984), American film and television actor
- Turner Mastin Marquette (1831-1894), American Republican politician, Member of Nebraska Territorial Legislature, 1857-59; Member Nebraska Territorial Council, 1860-61; U.S. Representative from Nebraska at-large, 1867 3
- Father Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), French Jesuit missionary who founded Michigan's first European settlement, Sault Ste. Marie
- Wesley Marquette (b. 1982), French football player
- Jacques Marquette (1637-1675), French explorer
- Marquette Joseph Christman (1913-1976), American professional baseball player
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