Marquess
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 5 babies a year in the US.
Marquess by the numbers
Marquess was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 7 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
What we can tell you about Marquess
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Marquess. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marquesmarquis, nobleman; from Latin marchensis52 in the US (2017)
- Marquese9 in the US (2017)
- Marquisborder lord, nobleman of rank201 in the US (2017)
- Marquisea marquess; a noble title112 in the US (2017)
- Marquezmarquis, nobleman of rank73 in the US (2017)
- Marquelmarquis, nobleman; a form of Marques41 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Marquess
Names that are said the same way as Marquess, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Marcusdedicated to Mars; warlike2,011 in the US (2017)
- Marcosdedicated to mars; warlike725 in the US (2017)
- Markusdedicated to mars; variant of Marcus223 in the US (2017)
- Markosdedicated to Mars; warrior; greek form of Marcus5 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markasdedicated to mars; a form of Marcus7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Markese18 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Marquess
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