Gender:
Origin:
Latin
1835 famous people named Marcus found on Wikipedia.
230864 male, 1337 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
209-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
57-th in year 1984
Used in: Biblical, Ancient-Roman, Danish, English, Norwegian, Swedish
Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan Marce of unknown meaning (possibly from the Etruscan "mar" which means "to harvest"), or referring to the god Mars. Because Mars was identified as the Roman god of War, the name 'Marcus' can by extension be taken to refer to Ares in the Greek pantheon.
The name is popular in Europe, particularly in Sweden, Norway, Italy and Germany, and increasingly, in the Netherlands. It is also popular in English language countries, although less common than the shortened variation 'Mark', associated with the Gospel writer Mark the Evangelist (Μάρκος). There are other variants. Marcus ranks in the top 100 most popular boy names in Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales since the 1990s, as well as, the top 200 most popular boy names in the US since the 1960s.
Marcus developed as a patronymic or toponymic surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 A.D., attributable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries named Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). The surname was used as an identifier for area of origin. The first historical record of the surname was in the year 1390 in Biberach an der Riß, Germany.
Masc. proper name, from Latin Marcus, Roman praenomen, traditionally said to be related to Mars, Roman god of war.
From the god Mars, god of war, warrior.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcus Aurelius Antoninus | 0121 | Emperor of Ancient Rome |
| 2 | Marcus Rashford | 1997 | English footballer |
| 3 | Marcus Luttrell | 1975 | American soldier and book author |
| 4 | Marcus Garvey | 1887 | Jamaica-born British political activist, Pan-Africanist, orator, and entrepreneur |
| 5 | Marcus Mumford | 1987 | English musician |
| 6 | Marcus Lemonis | 1981 | American businessman |
| 7 | Marcus Allen | 1960 | All-American college football player, professional football player, running back, Heisman Trophy winner |
| 8 | Marcus Mariota | 1993 | American football quarterback |
| 9 | Marcus Stroman | 1991 | American baseball player |
| 10 | Marcus Jordan | 1990 | Basketball player |
| 11 | Marcus Dupree | 1964 | American professional wrestler |
| 12 | Marcus Camby | 1974 | American basketball player |
| 13 | Marcus Smart | 1994 | American basketball player |
| 14 | Marcus Morris | 1989 | American basketball player |
| 15 | Marcus Samuelsson | 1970 | American chef |
| 16 | Marcus Butler | 1991 | British vlogger |
| 17 | Marcus Wareing | 1970 | English chef |
| 18 | Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa | Ancient Roman statesman and general | |
| 19 | Marcus Prinz von Anhalt | 1969 | German businessman/night club owner |
| 20 | Marcus Paige | 1993 | American basketball player |
| 21 | Marcus Peters | 1993 | American football player |
| 22 | Marcus Vick | 1984 | American football player |
| 23 | Marcus Willis | 1990 | British tennis player |
| 24 | Marcus Chong | 1967 | American actor |
| 25 | Marcus Lattimore | 1991 | American football player, running back |
| 26 | Marcus Brimage | 1985 | American martial artist |
| 27 | Mr. Marcus | 1970 | Pornographic actor |
| 28 | Marcus Schenkenberg | 1968 | Swedish model |
| 29 | Bernard Marcus | 1929 | American businessman |
| 30 | Marcus Majella | 1979 | Brazilian actor |
| 31 | Marcus Miller | 1959 | Jazz musician |
| 32 | Marcus Berg | 1986 | Swedish association football player |
| 33 | Marcus Wesson | 1946 | Mass murderer |
| 34 | Marcus Goldman | 1821 | American businessman |
| 35 | Marcus Bent | 1978 | Footballer |
| 36 | Marcus Brigstocke | 1973 | Comedian |
| 37 | Marcus Staiger | 1971 | German journalist |
| 38 | Marcus Trescothick | 1975 | English Cricketer |
| 39 | Marcus Olsson | 1988 | Swedish footballer |
| 40 | Marcus Giamatti | 1961 | American actor |
| 41 | Marcus Aurelius Probus | 0232 | 3rd-century Roman Emperor |
| 42 | Marcus T. Paulk | 1986 | American actor |
| 43 | Marcus Spears | 1983 | American football player, defensive lineman, defensive end |
| 44 | Marcus Ericsson | 1990 | Swedish racing driver |
| 45 | Marcus du Sautoy | 1965 | British professor of mathematics |
| 46 | Marcus Stoinis | 1989 | Australian cricketer |
| 47 | Marcus Sarjeant | 1964 | British traitor |
| 48 | Marcus Thornton | 1993 | |
| 49 | Marcus Malone | American musician | |
| 50 | Marcus Trufant | 1980 | American football player, defensive back, cornerback |
| 51 | Marcus Mittermeier | 1969 | German actor and film director |
| 52 | Marcus Louis | 1991 | |
| 53 | Marcus Loew | 1870 | Film pioneer, owner of Loew's/M-G-M |
| 54 | Marcus Fenix | ||
| 55 | Simon Marcus | 1986 | Kickboxer |
| 56 | Marcus Reno | 1834 | Union Army general |
| 57 | Marcus Terentius Varro | Ancient latin scholar | |
| 58 | Marcus Cannon | 1988 | American football player |
| 59 | Mickey Marcus | 1901 | Israeli general |
| 60 | Marcus Bontempelli | 1995 | Australian footballer |
| 61 | Marcus Weiß | 1974 | |
| 62 | Marcus London | 1968 | Actor from England |
| 63 | Marcus Davis | 1973 | American martial artist |
| 64 | Marcus Off | 1958 | German actor and voice actor |
| 65 | Marcus Cromartie | 1990 | American football player |
| 66 | Marcus Almeida | 1990 | Jiu-Jitsu fighter |
| 67 | Marcus Chang | 1990 | |
| 68 | Marcus Antonsson | 1991 | Footballer |
| 69 | Marcus Monk | 1986 | American football player |
| 70 | Marcus Goodrich | 1897 | |
| 71 | Marcus Menna | 1976 | |
| 72 | Marcus Pretzell | 1973 | German politician and lawyer |
| 73 | Marcus Furius Camillus | Politician and soldier (0446-0365) | |
| 74 | Marcus Banks | 1981 | American professional basketball player |
| 75 | Marcus Bentley | 1967 | British actor |
| 76 | Marcus Graham | 1963 | Australian actor |
| 77 | Marcus Grüsser | 1966 | German actor |
| 78 | Marcus Evans | 1963 | British football businessman |
| 79 | Marcus Álvarez | Fictional character in the FX television series Sons of Anarchy | |
| 80 | Greil Marcus | 1945 | American historian |
| 81 | Vitina Marcus | 1937 | American actress |
| 82 | Marcus Smith | 1992 | American gridiron football player |
| 83 | Marcus Fizer | 1978 | American basketball player |
| 84 | Marcus Haber | 1989 | Canadian soccer player |
| 85 | Marcus Claudius Marcellus | Nephew of Augustus in the Julio-Claudian dynasty | |
| 86 | Marcus Nispel | 1963 | German film director |
| 87 | Marcus Aurelius Cleander | 0200 | Roman commander of the Praetorian Guard and favorite of the emperor Commodus (d.190) |
| 88 | Marcus Bignot | 1974 | English footballer |
| 89 | Marcus Whitman | 1802 | American physician and Oregon missionary |
| 90 | Marcus Patrick | 1974 | Actor |
| 91 | Marcus Borg | 1942 | American New Testament scholar and theologian |
| 92 | Marcus Thuram | 1997 | French association football player |
| 93 | Marcus Tudgay | 1983 | English footballer |
| 94 | Marcus Cooper | 1990 | American football player |
| 95 | Marcus Grönholm | 1968 | Finnish rally driver |
| 96 | Marcus Schrenker | 1970 | American criminal |
| 97 | Marcus Foligno | 1991 | American-born Canadian ice hockey player |
| 98 | Marcus Lamb | 1957 | Televangelist, founder Daystar Television Network |
| 99 | Marcus Lee | 1994 | American basketball player |
| 100 | Marcus Foster | 1923 | Educator murdered by the Symbionese Liberation Army |
| 101 | Marcus Antonius Antyllus | ||
| 102 | Marcus Didius Falco | 0041 | Fictional human |
| 103 | Marcus Douthit | 1980 | Professional basketball player |
| 104 | Marcus Intalex | 1971 | British DJ and music producer |
| 105 | Marcus Bettinelli | 1992 | Footballer |
| 106 | Marcus Buckingham | 1966 | British writer |
| 107 | Marcus Hahnemann | 1972 | American soccer player |
| 108 | Marcus Denmon | 1990 | American professional basketball player |
| 109 | Stephen Marcus | 1962 | British actor |
| 110 | Marcus Nonius Macrinus | 0200 | Roman general |
| 111 | Marcus Atilius Regulus | Roman consul and general | |
| 112 | Marcus Eriksson | 1993 | Swedish basketball player |
| 113 | Marcus Fiesel | 2003 | American murder victim |
| 114 | Marcus Sherels | 1987 | Player of American football |
| 115 | Marcus Slaughter | 1985 | American basketball player |
| 116 | Marcus Stewart | 1972 | Footballer |
| 117 | Marcus Landry | 1985 | American basketball player |
| 118 | Siegfried Marcus | 1831 | German-Austrian inventor and automobile pioneer |
| 119 | Marcus Gilchrist | 1988 | Player of American football |
| 120 | Ruth Marcus | 1958 | Newspaper columnist |
| 121 | Marcus Gilbert | 1958 | British actor |
| 122 | Marcus Jones | 1973 | All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive lineman, defensive end, mixed martial arts fighter |
| 123 | Rudolph A. Marcus | 1923 | Canadian chemist |
| 124 | Marcus Watson | 1991 | English rugby union player |
| 125 | Marcus Semien | 1990 | American baseball player |
| 126 | Marcus Canty | 1991 | American musician |
| 127 | Marcus Allbäck | 1973 | Swedish association football player |
| 128 | Marcus Thames | 1977 | American baseball player |
| 129 | Marcus Tullius Tiro | Secretary (0103-0004) | |
| 130 | Marcus Aurélio | 1973 | Brazilian martial artist |
| 131 | Marcus Krüger | 1990 | Swedish ice hockey player |
| 132 | Marcus Maddison | 1993 | Footballer |
| 133 | Marcus Thigpen | 1986 | American football player |
| 134 | Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted | 1853 | British entrepreneur and politician |
| 135 | Marcus Johansson | 1990 | Swedish ice hockey player |
| 136 | Marcus Dunstan | 1975 | American film director and screenwriter |
| 137 | Marcus Tulio Tanaka | 1981 | Japanese footballer |
| 138 | Ruth Barcan Marcus | 1921 | American philosopher |
| 139 | Gideon Markus Fernaldi | 1991 | Badminton player |
| 140 | Stanley Marcus | 1905 | American businessman |
| 141 | Marcus Öhrn | 1973 | |
| 142 | Marcus Licinius Crassus | Quaestor | |
| 143 | David A. Marcus | 1973 | Businessperson |
| 144 | Marcus Edwards | 1998 | English footballer |
| 145 | Marcus Junius Brutus | ||
| 146 | Marcus Daly | 1841 | American businessman |
| 147 | Marcus Coloma | 1978 | American actor |
| 148 | Marcus Pollard | 1972 | American basketball player |
| 149 | Marcus Rosner | ||
| 150 | James Marcus (actor) | ||
| 151 | Marcus Agius | 1946 | British financier |
| 152 | Marcus Forrester | ||
| 153 | Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus | Politician | |
| 154 | Marcus Cousin | 1986 | American basketball player |
| 155 | Marcus Bartley | 1917 | 1917-1993 Anglo-Indian cinematographer |
| 156 | Marcus North | 1979 | Australian cricketer |
| 157 | Marcus Fraser | 1978 | Professional golfer |
| 158 | Marcus Wallenberg | 1956 | Swedish banker and industrialist |
| 159 | Marcus Harvey | 1963 | English artist |
| 160 | Marcus Dent | ||
| 161 | Marcus Liberty | 1968 | American basketball player |
| 162 | Marcus Stroud | 1978 | American football player, defensive lineman |
| 163 | Marcus Pedersen | 1990 | Norwegian footballer |
| 164 | Ben Marcus | 1967 | American writer |
| 165 | Marcus Giles | 1978 | American baseball player |
| 166 | Ken Marcus | 1946 | American photographer |
| 167 | Marcus Livius Drusus | Politician | |
| 168 | Marcus Haislip | 1980 | American basketball player |
| 169 | Marcus Ball | 1987 | Canadian football player |
| 170 | Marcus Gayle | 1970 | Jamaican footballer and manager |
| 171 | Marcus Valerius Messalla Corvinus | Writer, historian and soldier (0064-0008) | |
| 172 | Marcus Brown | 1974 | American basketball player |
| 173 | Marcus Martin | 1993 | American football player |
| 174 | Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger | 1561 | Flemish painter, active in England |
| 175 | Marcus Valerius Corvus | Ancient Roman dictator | |
| 176 | Marcus Dixon | ||
| 177 | Marcus Setchell | 1943 | British gynaecologist |
| 178 | Marcus Patric | 1979 | British actor |
| 179 | Marcus Roberts | 1963 | American musician |
| 180 | Marcus Burley | 1990 | American football player |
| 181 | Marcus Einfeld | 1938 | Australian jurist |
| 182 | Marcus Sakey | 1974 | American musician |
| 183 | Richard Marcus | 1945 | Actor |
| 184 | Marcus Klingberg | 1918 | Israeli physician |
| 185 | Marcus Velleius Paterculus | Roman historian | |
| 186 | Marcus Collins | 1988 | Singer |
| 187 | Marcus Sedgwick | 1968 | British writer and illustrator |
| 188 | Marcus Ingvartsen | 1996 | Danish association football player |
| 189 | Marcus Murphy | 1991 | American American football player |
| 190 | Marcus Taylor | 1981 | American basketball player |
| 191 | Marcus Browne | 1990 | American boxer |
| 192 | Marcus Easley | 1987 | American football player |
| 193 | Sparky Marcus | 1967 | American actor |
| 194 | Marcus Adoro | 1971 | Filipino guitarist |
| 195 | Marcus Lucas | 1992 | American football player |
| 196 | Gill Marcus | 1949 | South African banker |
| 197 | Marcus Rohdén | 1991 | Footballer |
| 198 | Herbert Marcus | 1878 | American businessman |
| 199 | Marcus Carl Franklin | 1993 | American actor |
| 200 | Marcus Anthony | 1984 | American professional wrestler |