Marko Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

Search old registers for Marko and you will soon meet Marek too. Read literally, Marko points to “Mark”. Before spelling was fixed, Marek was also written Marko. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Markus.

In the 2010 US Census, 2,701 Americans gave Marko as their last name (rank 11,614). That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames. From 1891 to 2000, 191 births in France were registered under Marko. Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Marco.

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