Given name & surname
Marx
“dedicated to Mars, the god of war”
Marx is a variant of Mark. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Marx is a variant of Mark. One Latin interpretation is “dedicated to Mars, the god of war.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Marx is a variant of Mark. An origin associated with Mark is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In German usage, Marx as a surname is a short form of Markus.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1915. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marx through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 335
- 329 boys · 6 girls
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 16 babies
- 2025
- 5
- #13,228 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,228 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 2015. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,315 as a first name in 2020; 11,512 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marx’s family of names
In German usage, Marx as a surname is a short form of Markus. In German usage, Marx has a later derivative in Mác. Marx has a related form in Mark.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Marx has relatives in 41 languages.
34 related names in 41 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 28
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Marx
- Marx ReichlichAustrian artist (1460–1520)
- Marx AugustinAustrian musician and poet1643–1685
- Marx BeltrãoBrazilian lawyerborn 1979
- Marx Röist(1454-1524) Swiss military personnel. 2nd Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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