Marquez

See also: marquez and Márquez

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Márquez, patronymic form of Marcos.

Proper noun

Marquez

  1. A surname from Spanish.
    • 2025 May 14, Hira Humayun, Avery Schmitz and Veronica Calderon, “TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Valeria Marquez was addressing her TikTok followers in a livestream from her beauty salon in Zapopan, Mexico, when someone arrived at her door to deliver a small parcel.

See also

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Márquez, patronymic form of Marcos.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /maɾˈkes/ [mɐɾˈkɛs]
      • Rhymes: -es
    • IPA(key): /ˈmaɾkes/ [ˈmaɾ.kɛs] (uncommon)
      • Rhymes: -aɾkes
  • Syllabification: Mar‧quez

Proper noun

Marquéz or Marquez (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜃᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. a surname from Spanish, most associated with:
    1. Joey Marquez, actor and former professional basketball player
    2. Teresita "Winwyn" Marquez, actress, the first Filipina to win the Reina Hispanoamericana

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Marquez is the 6,713th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,138 individuals.
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