Marcou is used as a family name or surname in France. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Marcou
No. of characters: 6
Origin: France
Meaning: Marc is a diminutive, or rather a personal name of Germanic origin, Marcwulf (marca border = + wulf = wolf). Surname quite common in the Hérault and the Tarn, where you also find the Marcoul variant. There is a holy Marcou (Marculfus) who evangelized the Basse-Normandie in the sixth century, and donated the relics were said to cure scrofula. Note also that Berry was called "marcou" or "Marcoul" the seventh male child of a family (there was no girl between), which was believed to have supernatural powers.

How popular is Marcou?

Marcou is common in France.

Marcou is ranked 106580 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Marcous plummeted by 3.773585 per cent to 408 since 2000 and slipped by 3946 spots and ranked at 51066. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.67 94.58
Hispanic or Latino 2.94 0
Others 2.7 2.83
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.72 1.65
Marcou is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Cyprus. Around 3869 people have been found who wears Marcou as their family name. Marcou is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
119,730 Brazil3
24,766 Scotland2
91,784 Netherlands2
23,344 Austria2
41,879 Turkey2
492,292 Ukraine1
36,678 Singapore1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
77,122 Sweden1
62,864 New Zealand1
47,891 Norway1
49,529 Israel1
14,644 Tunisia1
29,774 Venezuela1
18,969 Wales1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
70,431 Canada41
28,564 Switzerland36
12,878 Mauritania16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,466 Belgium67
Countries with hundreds of Marcou:
43,597 United States629
182 Cyprus438
6,232 Greece295
20,671 England253
23,410 Australia104
Countries with thousands of Marcou:
4,115 France1,959
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Marcou Namesakes

  • Alexis Marcou, Visual Artist
  • Ahmed Marcouch, Politician
  • Darren Marcoux, Special effects supervisor
  • Iphigénie Marcoux-Fortier, Cinematographer
  • Sauveur Marcoux, Politician
  • Manon Marcoux, Actress
  • Alexis Marcou, Visual Artist
  • Jules Marcou, Geologist
  • Alex Marcou, Sound Designer
  • Cara Marcous, Film producer

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