The Mark Family Name

If your family name is Mark, its origin lies with Mack, a German surname. Its meaning, shared with Mack, is “from the name Markward”.

How the spelling arose

Mark is listed among the recognised spellings of Mack.

How common is Mark?

About 14,265 people in the United States were recorded as Mark in 2010, placing it 2,537 on the national list. That is enough to place it in the top 5,000 American surnames. French birth records list 332 children named Mark between 1891 and 2000. Births under the name grew in the later decades.

Mark coat of arms

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