Find out how popular the last name Markoski is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Markoski.

Markoski, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Markoski surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Markoski in America

Markoski is the 64891st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Markoski surname appeared 306 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Markoski.

We can also compare 2010 data for Markoski to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Markoski

The surname Markoski is of Eastern European origin, specifically from the Slavic countries of the Balkans. It likely originated in the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century. The root of the name is thought to be derived from the Slavic personal name "Mark", which itself comes from the Latin name "Marcus", meaning "dedicated to the god Mars".

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Markoski surname can be found in a registry of land ownership from the town of Bitola, in what is now North Macedonia, dating back to the early 16th century. This document lists several families with variations of the Markoski name, including Markovski and Markoviç.

In the 17th century, the Markoski name appears in various church records and parish registers across the Balkan region, particularly in the areas of modern-day Serbia, Montenegro, and Bulgaria. One notable bearer of the name from this time was Jovan Markoski, a Serbian Orthodox priest who lived in the town of Niš from 1652 to 1723.

As the Ottoman Empire began to decline in the 19th century, many Markoski families migrated to other parts of Europe and beyond. In 1881, a man named Petre Markoski was recorded as one of the first immigrants with this surname to arrive in the United States, settling in the state of Pennsylvania.

Throughout the 20th century, several individuals with the Markoski surname achieved notable accomplishments. These include Nikola Markoski (1904-1989), a Macedonian writer and poet who was a prominent figure in the country's literary scene during the mid-1900s. Another was Stojan Markoski (1921-2005), a Macedonian painter and sculptor whose works are featured in galleries across the Balkans.

In the field of sports, Zoran Markoski (born 1960) was a successful Croatian basketball player who competed for the Yugoslav national team in the 1980s. More recently, Marija Markoski (born 1979) is a Serbian-born American actress and model who has appeared in numerous television shows and films.

While the exact origins of the Markoski surname remain somewhat uncertain, its long history and widespread use across Eastern Europe and beyond attest to its enduring cultural significance within the Slavic diaspora.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Markoski

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Markoski.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Markoski was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Markoski has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Markoski was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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