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.

# 249 in the US

Marcus Rank in US Top 1000

# 385 on Nameberry

Marcus Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

Marcus Popularity

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