Marcus

Latin

"warlike"

Marcus Origin and Meaning

The name Marcus is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "warlike".

Though ancient, Marcus now sounds more current than Mark, in tune with today's trend towards us-ending Latinate names.

Marcus, which is thought to be related to Mars, the god of war, was commonplace in classical Rome--not surprising as it was one of only about a dozen given names in use then. Among the most prominent were the emperor and stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius, the Marcus known to us as Mark Antony, and the politician, philosopher and orator Cicero.

Dr Marcus Welby was a staple on vintage TV, and since then we have seen the name in both the Harry Potter and Twilight franchises, as the protagonist of Nick Hornby's About a Boy, on Sons of Anarchy and Men of a Certain Age, and in Indiana Jones, The Blind Side, and Bad Santa.

Marcus Loew was the movie magnate behind MGM and Loew's theatres, and Marcus Allen was an Oakland Raiders superstar.

Marius is a related possibility.

Marcus Rank in US Top 1000

# 249 in the US

Marcus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 377 on Nameberry

Marcus Popularity

• 249 US 2023
• 377 Nameberry 2024
• 130 Canada 2023
• 723 Future 2028
• 247 England 2021
• 131 Scotland 2023
• 94 Australia 2020
• 90 New Zealand 2014

20 Names Similar to Marcus

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Marcus.

• Marius
• Aurelius
• Lucius
• Maximus
• Caius
• Magnus
• Octavius
• Julius
• Justus
• Cato
• Cassius
• Septimus
• Andreas
• Marcel
• Marcellus
• Augustus
• Nero
• Cyrus
• Marco
• Hadrian

Famous People Named Marcus

• Marcus Aurelius Roman Emperor
• Marcus Antonius aka Mark Antony Roman general and politician
• Marcus Tullius Cicero Roman politician, philosopher and orator
• Marcus Licinius Crassus Roman general and politician; wealthiest Roman of all time
• Marcus Junius Brutus Roman politician; assassin of Julius Caesar
• Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jamaican civil rights leader
• Marcus Miller American jazz composer
• Marcus Camby American basketball player
• Marcus Sloan American basketball player
• Marcus Mastin American author
• Marcus Carl Franklin American actor
• Marcus Mumford English musician
• Marcus Ardel Tafuna Taulauniu Mariota American football quarterback; 2014 Heisman trophy winner
• Marcus the apostle Paul's fellowlabourer (Philemon 24)
• Marcus Cannon American football player
• Marcus Mailei American football player
• Marcus Easley American football player
• Marcus Trufant American football player
• Marcus Thigpen American football player
• Marcus Edward Trescothick English cricketer
• Marcus Warren Haber Canadian soccer player
• Marcus Paul "Marc" Blucas American actor
• Marcus Morris American basketballer; twin brother Markieff Morris
• Marcus Terrell Paulk American actor/rapper
• Marcus Coloma American actor
• Marcus Nonius Macrinus Roman general and statesman
• Marcus Lloyd Butler British vlogger
• Marcus Kleveland Norwegian snowboarder
• Marcus Samuelsson Ethiopian,Swedish celebrity chef
• Marcus Gunnarsen part of Norwegian pop duo Marcus & Martinus
• Marcus Dobre American YouTuber; twin brother Lucas Dobre
• Marcus James Jordan (b. 1990) son of basketballer Michael Jordan
• Marcus Anthony Duggar (b. 2013) son of reality TV personality Josh and Anna Duggar
• Marcus Rashford English professional footballer

Marcus in Pop Culture

• "Marcus Welby MD," TV series
• Marcus Little "Li'l Little" character on Disney and Disney XD TV show Suite Life on Deck
• Marcus Eaton character in the Divergent trilogy
• Marcus character in the Partials series
• Marcus Lenam character in "The Silver Eye," webcomic by Laura Hollingsworth
• Marcus Pike character on TV's "The Mentalist"
• Marcus Andronicus Titus's brother in Shakespeare's "Titus Andronicus"
• Marcus Brewer boy in book/film "About a Boy"
• Marcus Bozeman character on TV's "True Blood"
• Marcus Vansten character from the podcast "Welcome to Night Vale"
• Marcus Hastings character in the novel "Demented" by Elise Noble
• Marcus Vinicius main character in Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel, "Quo Vadis"
• Marcus Fortunatus character in H. Rider Haggard's "Pearl Maiden"
• Marcus Dixon character on TV's "Alias"
• Marcus Copeland character in movie "White Chicks"
• Marcus Burnett character in movie "Bad Boys"
• Marcus Cole character on TV's "Babylon 5"
• Marcus Corvinus main character in novels by David Wishart
• Marcus character in the Underworld films series
• Marcus Didius Falco main character in novels by Lindsey Davis
• Marcus Johnson son of Nick Fury in Marvel Comics
• Marcus Flavius Aquila main character in Rosemary Sutcliff's "Eagle of the Ninth"
• Marcus Flint character in the Harry Potter series
• Marcus Kane character on TV's "The 100"
• Marcus Fenix main character in the Gears of War video game series
• Marcus Carter character in the book "She is One of the Boys" by E.M. Molleja
• Father Marcus Keane character on TV's "The Exorcist"
• Marcus character in "Ouija"
• Marcus vampire in the Twilight Saga
• Neiman Marcus department store
• Marcus Holloway main character in the game "Watch Dogs 2"
• Marcus Cole recurring character in the show 13 Reasons Why
• Marcus Isaacson character in "The Alienist"
• Marcus Kim character in moview "Always Be My Maybe"
• Marcus Goldman main character of "The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair" by Joël Dicker