Markus History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Germany
Israel

Etymology of Markus

What does the name Markus mean?

The name Markus is a proud symbol of ancient Jewish culture. Before the late Middle Ages, people were known only by a single name. However, as the population increased and travelers set out on their journeys, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves. Jewish hereditary surnames were adopted from a variety of different sources. Two of the most common types of Jewish family names are patronymic surnames, which are derived from the father's given name, and metronymic surnames, which are derived from the mother's given name. The surname Markus is a patronymic surname, which derives from the Latin given name Marcus. In the case of the Jewish surname Markus, it is in many cases an Anglicization of any of several like-sounding Jewish surnames.

Markus Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Mark, Marks, Markson, Marcov, Marcoff, Marcovich, Marcovitch, Markovitch, Markovich, Markovitz, Marcovitz, Marcowvitch, Marcowvich, Marcovic, Marcovicz, Marcovitz, Markovitz, Marcovits, Morkovits, Marcowitch, Marcowich, Marcowicz, Marcowic, Marcowitz, Markowitz, Markwitz, Markovski, Marovsky, Markowsky, Marcovici, Markovici, Margossian and many more.

Markus Ranking

In the United States, the name Markus is the 7,263^rd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Markus migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Markus Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Johanns Markus, aged 34, who landed in Missouri in 1846 2
J H Markus, aged 25, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 2
Aron Markus, who landed in New York, NY in 1850 2
Andreas Markus, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1869 2
William Markus, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1874 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Markus (post 1700) +

Hazel Rose Markus (b. 1949), English-born, American social psychologist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California
Steve Markus, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2004 3
Patricia Markus, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2008 3
Alfred Henry "Fred" Markus (1937-2022), Canadian cyclist who competed in three events at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Jozef MarkuÅ¡ (1944-2025), Slovak politician, the deputy chair of the transitory Slovak government designated after the Velvet Revolution to organize the first democratic election in the Czech and Slovak Federative Republic, the Director of Matica Slovenská (1990-2010)
Gabriel Markus (b. 1970), Argentine former professional tennis player
Arrelious Markus Benn (b. 1988), American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jakob Markus Schipper (1842-1915), German-Austrian philologist and English scholar
Isaak Markus Jost (1793-1860), Jewish historical writer
Markus Pommer (b. 1991), German racing driver

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html