Surname

Márquez

Márquez is a surname from Spanish. It is used in English and Spanish.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Márquez comes from Spanish.

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How it developed

From Spanish Márquez.

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Márquez’s family of names

In Spanish usage, Márquez as a surname shares a linguistic root with the Portuguese form Marques.

Walk Márquez’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Márquez has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Spanish roots to each of them.

TagalogSpanish

2 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Dots on the border stand for languages further away. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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