where does the last name marcus come from
Etruscan
title: Marcus (name) text: writer Mark the Evangelist ("Μάρκος"). There are other variants. Marcus ranks in the top 100 most popular boy names in Australia, Canada, England, Scotland, Sweden, and Wales since the 1990s, as well as the top 200 most popular boy names in the US since the 1960s. Marcus developed as a patronymic or toponymic surname in Italy, southern France, and Spain around 1000 A.D., attributable to religious monasteries and sanctuaries named Sanctus Marcus (or its many variants). The surname was used as an identifier for area of origin. The first historical record of the surname was in the year 1390 in title: Marcus (name) text: Marcus (name) Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan "Marce" of unknown meaning (possibly from the Etruscan ""mar"" which means "to harvest"), or referring to the god Mars. Because Mars was identified as the Roman god of War, the name 'Marcus' can by extension be taken to refer to Ares in the Greek pantheon. The name is popular in Europe, particularly in Sweden, Norway, Italy and Germany, and increasingly, in the Netherlands. It is also popular in English language countries, although less common than the shortened variation 'Mark', associated with the Gospel title: Marcus (name) text: Biberach an der Riß, Germany. People with the name Marcus or its variants include: In art and literature In television and film In music In fictional characters In Ancient Rome In politics Marcus (name) Marcus is a masculine given name of Ancient Roman pre-Christian origin derived either from Etruscan "Marce" of unknown meaning (possibly from the Etruscan ""mar"" which means "to harvest"), or referring to the god Mars. Because Mars was identified as the Roman god of War, the name 'Marcus' can by extension be taken to refer to Ares in the Greek pantheon. The name is popular in Europe, title: Marcus (praenomen) text: Marcus (praenomen) Marcus () is a Latin "praenomen", or personal name, which was one of the most common names throughout Roman history. The feminine form is "Marca" or "Marcia". The praenomen was used by both patrician and plebeian families, and gave rise to the patronymic "gens Marcia", as well as the "cognomen Marcellus". It was regularly abbreviated M. At all periods of Roman history, Marcus was the third-most popular praenomen, trailing only "Lucius" and "Gaius". Although many prominent families did not use it, it was a favorite of countless others. The name survived the Roman Empire and has continued to title: Thomas (surname) text: Thomas (surname) Thomas is a common surname of English, Welsh, Scottish, French, German, Dutch, and Danish origin. It derives from the medieval personal name, of Biblical origin, from Aramaic תאומא "t'om'a", a byname meaning 'twin'. It was borne by one of the disciples of Christ, best known for his skepticism about Christ's resurrection (). The th- spelling in English results from the initial letter of the name in the Greek New Testament being a theta. The English pronunciation as t rather than a dental fricative is the result of French influence from an early date. In Britain, the surname is