Explore the Family Name Marquiss

The meaning of Marquiss

English: variant of Marquis.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Marquiss in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Marquiss decreased slightly between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 52,935th in terms of prevalence, dropping to a rank of 55,962nd by 2010. This represents a decrease of 5.72%. The actual count of individuals bearing this surname also fell marginally from 367 in 2000 to 366 in 2010, showing a minor decrease of 0.27%. Similarly, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population dropped by 14.29% over the decade, from 0.14 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,935	#55,962	-5.72%
Count	367	366	-0.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marquiss

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Marquiss, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no recorded instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islanders and Black communities. However, the presence of this surname within the White community decreased from 97.00% to 93.72%, a change of -3.38%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic community saw the emergence of the Marquiss surname, going from 0.00% in 2000 to 1.37% in 2010. Also noteworthy is the significant increase in the American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, which saw an 80.88% hike from 1.36% in 2000 to 2.46% in 2010. Additionally, there was a slight indication of the Marquiss surname appearing among those identifying as two or more races in 2010, where it had not been present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97%	93.72%	-3.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.36%	2.46%	80.88%
Two or More Races	0%	1.64%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.37%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%