Marcom: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

If your family name is Marcom, its origin lies with Marcum, a long-established English surname. The name is generally explained as “Boundary homestead”.

Marcom coat of arms

Looking for a Marcom coat of arms? Arms were granted to families, not to surnames, and our research shows which heraldic tradition fits yours.

Spelling and variants

Only a small detail separates the spellings: Marcom has “o” where Marcum has “u”. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

The 2010 census count for Marcom in the United States was 487, good for rank 44,193. That puts it inside the top 50,000 US surnames. Get the complete Marcom report, with a museum-style coat of arms.