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

Marquart, 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 Marquart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Marquart in America

Marquart is the 11312th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Marquart surname appeared 2,792 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Marquart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Marquart 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 Marquart

The surname MARQUART is of German origin, with roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Germanic personal name "Marquard," which itself is a compound of the elements "marc" (meaning "horse") and "wart" (meaning "guard" or "keeper"). This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who was a keeper or attendant of horses.

The earliest known bearers of the MARQUART surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various regions of present-day Germany, particularly in areas such as Saxony, Thuringia, and Bavaria. Historical records from this time period, including town registers and tax rolls, contain entries for individuals with the surname MARQUART or similar spellings like Marquardt, Marquard, and Marqwart.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of medieval charters and documents from Saxony, which mentions a "Marquardus de Lipsia" (MARQUART of Leipzig) in a charter dated 1285.

Throughout the centuries, the MARQUART surname has been associated with several notable individuals. One such figure was Johannes Marquart (1564-1639), a German theologian and philosopher who served as a professor at the University of Strasbourg. Another was Georg Marquart (1610-1668), a German jurist and legal scholar who authored several influential works on Roman law.

In the realm of exploration and travel, the name is linked to Christian Gottlieb Marquart (1784-1854), a German explorer and naturalist who participated in several scientific expeditions to South America and the Caribbean in the early 19th century.

The MARQUART surname also has ties to the world of art and literature. August Marquart (1836-1899) was a German painter known for his landscape and genre scenes, while Rudolf Marquart (1863-1933) was a German writer and poet who published several collections of poetry and prose works.

It is worth noting that the surname MARQUART has occasionally been associated with various place names, particularly in regions where it was historically prevalent. For example, the village of Marquartstein in Bavaria is believed to have derived its name from an early bearer of the MARQUART surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Marquart

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

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 Marquart 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 Marquart 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 Marquart was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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