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:

     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

• Marques

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 6,713^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,138 individuals.