Given name
Marcas
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marcas is a variant of Marcus. In Latin use, Marcus carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marcas is a variant of Marcus. In Latin use, Marcus carries the interpretation “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Irish and Scottish Gaelic use, Marcas shares an earlier linguistic root with Mark. An origin associated with Mark is Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1970. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marcas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 239
- 239 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 239 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marcas’s family of names
Marcas shares a linguistic root with Mark. Marcas has a related form in Marcus. In Irish usage, Marcas has a conventional equivalent in the English form Mark.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marcas has relatives in 5 languages.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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