Márquez

Márquez or Marquez is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "son of Marcos or Marcus".^[1] Its Portuguese equivalent is Marques.

It should not be confused with the surname Marqués, also of Spanish origin.

People

• Adrian Garcia Marquez (born 1973), American sportscaster
• Alfredo Chavez Marquez (1922–2014), American judge
• Alejandro Márquez (born 1991), Chilean footballer
• Álex Márquez (born 1996), Spanish motorcycle racer
• Alexis Márquez (disambiguation)
• Alfonso Márquez (born 1972), Mexican Major League Baseball umpire
• Alfonso Marquez (basketball) (1938–2020), Filipino basketball player
• Alfonso Márquez de la Plata (1933–2014), Chilean politician
• Ana Marquez-Greene, victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting
• Andrés Leonardo Márquez (born 1984), Uruguayan footballer
• Ángel Márquez (born 2000), Mexican footballer
• Anna Dominique Marquez-Lim Coseteng (born 1952), Filipina politician
• Antonio García Márquez (born 1989), Spanish footballer
• Antonio Márquez Ramírez (1936–2013), Mexican football referee
• Arturo Márquez (born 1950), Mexican composer
• Baltasar Márquez (born 1967), Spanish rower
• Bartolome Blanco Marquez (1914–1936), Spanish martyr
• Bartolomé de Jesús Masó Márquez (1830–1907), Cuban politician
• Bernardo Márquez García, Puerto Rican mayor
• Berta Arocena de Martínez Márquez (1899–1956), Cuban activist
• Bradley Marquez (born 1992), American football player
• Brailyn Márquez (born 1999), Dominican Major League Baseball pitcher
• Carlos Labbé Márquez (1876–1941), Chilean bishop
• Carlos Márquez Sterling (1898–1991), Cuban politician
• Carolina Márquez (born 1975), Colombian-Italian musician
• Celina Márquez (born 1999), Salvadoran swimmer
• Cristóbal Márquez (born 1984), Spanish footballer
• Daniel Márquez (born 1987), Mexican footballer
• Daniel Razo Marquez (born 1950), Mexican footballer
• Darina Márquez (born 1980), Mexican musician
• David Márquez (born 1977), Spanish racewalker
• David Marquez (comics), American comic book artist
• David W. Márquez, former attorney general of Alaska
• Dayron Márquez (born 1983), Colombian javelin thrower
• Domingo Márquez, Argentine actor
• Edith Márquez (born 1973), Mexican singer
• Eduardo Márquez Talledo (1902–1975), Peruvian composer
• Elías Cárdenas Márquez (born 1936), Mexican politician
• Emilio González Márquez (born 1960), Mexican politician
• Emilio Márquez, American drummer
• Emilio Z. Marquez (born 1941), Filipino bishop
• Empoy Marquez (born 1981), Filipino actor
• Enrique Macaya Márquez (born 1934), Argentine sports journalist
• Enrique Márquez Climent (born 1989), Spanish footballer
• Enrique Márquez Jaramillo (born 1950), Mexican poet
• Enrique Marquez Jr., accomplice in the 2015 San Bernardino mass shooting
• Esperanza Márquez (born 1973), Spanish rower
• Esteban Márquez de Velasco (1652–1696), Spanish painter
• Evaristo Márquez (1939–2013), Colombian actor
• Evaristo Márquez Contreras (1929–1996), Spanish sculptor
• Favio Márquez (born 1974), Argentine footballer
• Felipe González Márquez (born 1942), Spanish prime minister
• Félix Márquez (born 1947), Venezuelan boxer
• Fernando Andrés Márquez (born 1987), Argentine footballer
• Fernando Márquez de la Plata (1740–1818), Chilean president
• Fernando Márquez Joya, Spanish painter
• Fernando Yunes Márquez (born 1982), Mexican politician
• Floria Márquez (1950–2025), Venezuelan singer
• Francia Márquez (born 1981), Vice President of Colombia
• Francisco Márquez, Mexican military cadet
• Francisco Márquez Tinoco (born 1960), Mexican politician
• Francisco Menéndez Márquez, Spanish Florida colonial governor
• Frank Chamizo Marquez (born 1992), Cuban-Italian wrestler
• Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014), Colombian Nobel prize-winning author
• Gabriel Márquez (born 1956), Mexican footballer
• Generoso Márquez (born 1952), Cuban basketball player
• Germán Márquez (born 1995), Venezuelan Major League Baseball pitcher
• Gonzalo Márquez (1940–1984), Venezuelan Major League Baseball first baseman
• Gorka Márquez (born 1990), Spanish dancer
• Graciela Márquez (born 1978), Venezuelan volleyball player
• Graciela Márquez Colín, Mexican economist
• Guillermo Márquez Lizalde (born 1961), Mexican politician
• Herbys Márquez (born 1980), Venezuelan weightlifter
• Hernán Márquez (born 1988), Mexican boxer
• Horacio Sánchez Marquez (born 1953), Mexican footballer
• Hudson Marquez, American artist
• Isidro Márquez (born 1965), Mexican Major League Baseball player
• Iván Márquez (born 1955), Colombian guerrilla leader and FARC member
• Iván Márquez Álvarez (born 1994), Spanish footballer
• Iván Márquez (volleyball) (born 1981), Venezuelan volleyball player
• Javi Márquez (born 1986), Spanish footballer
• Jean Márquez (born 1985), Guatemalan footballer
• Jeff Marquez (born 1984), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Jesús Márquez Rodríguez (born 1966), Puerto Rican mayor
• Joey Marquez (born 1957), Filipino actor and politician
• John Márquez, California politician
• John Marquez (actor) (born 1970), British actor
• Jorge Eduardo Márquez (born 1989), Mexican footballer
• Jorge L. Márquez Pérez (born 1960), Puerto Rican mayor
• Jorge Márquez Gómez (born 1988), Venezuelan footballer
• José Antonio Franco Márquez (born 1998), Spanish footballer
• José Ignacio de Márquez (1793–1880), Colombian politician
• José Jesús Márquez (born 1973), Spanish taekwondo athlete
• Jose Midas Marquez (born 1966), Filipino attorney
• José Victoriano Huerta Márquez (1850–1916), Mexican president
• Joseph Marquez (born 1991), professional Super Smash Bros player
• Josue Marquez (1946–2018) Spanish boxer
• Juan Márquez, Spanish writer
• Juan Albano Pereira Márquez (1728–1790), Portuguese merchant
• Juan Carlos Márquez (c. 1971–2019), Spanish-Venezuelan businessman
• Juan Carlos Muñoz Márquez (born 1950), Mexican politician
• Juan Manuel Márquez (born 1973), Mexican professional boxer
• Juan Márquez Cabrera, Spanish colonial governor
• Juan Menéndez Márquez, Spanish Florida colonial governor
• Juan Pérez Márquez (born 1974), Spanish handball player
• Julian Marquez (born 1990), American UFC fighter
• Karel Marquez (born 1986), Filipina actress
• Kathrin Barboza Marquez, Bolivian biologist
• Kenny Marquez, member of the American band Renegade
• Laureano Márquez (born 1963), Spanish-Venezuelan humorist
• Lea Márquez Peterson (born 1970), American politician
• Leonardo Márquez (1820–1913), Mexican general
• Linda Esperanza Marquez, California community activist and namesake of Linda Esperanza Marquez High School
• Liz María Márquez, Venezuelan politician
• Lucas Márquez (footballer, born 1988), Argentine footballer
• Lucas Márquez (footballer, born 1990), Argentine footballer
• Luis Márquez (1925–1988), Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
• Luis Alberto Márquez (born 1995), Mexican footballer
• Luz Márquez (born 1935), Spanish actress
• Manuel Márquez Roca (born 1968), Spanish footballer
• Manuel Márquez Sterling (1872–1934), Cuban politician
• Manuela Antonia Márquez García-Saavedra (1844-1890), Peruvian writer, poet, composer pianist
• Marc Márquez (born 1993), Spanish motorcycle racer
• Marcos Márquez (born 1977), Spanish footballer
• Maria Alejandra Marquez, wife of musician Tico Torres
• María de los Ángeles Cano Márquez (1887–1969), Colombian activist
• Maria Stella Márquez (born 1937), Colombian beauty queen
• Mariano Marquez (born 1968), Puerto Rican boxer
• Marisa Marquez (born 1978), American legislator
• Martin Marquez (born 1964), British actor
• Mauricio Márquez (born 2001), Venezuelan footballer
• Melanie Marquez (born 1964), Filipina beauty queen, Miss International 1979
• Miguel Ángel J. Márquez Ruiz (born 1942), Mexican veterinarian
• Miguel Marquez, American news correspondent
• Miguel Márquez Márquez (born 1968), Mexican politician
• Monica Márquez (born 1969), American judge
• Nelly Márquez Zapata (born 1964), Mexican politician
• Nicomedes Márquez Joaquín (1917–2004), Filipino writer
• Ofelia Márquez Huitzil, Mexican artist
• Pablo Márquez, Argentine guitarist
• Pablo Marquez (born 1973), Ecuadorean wrestler
• Paloma Márquez (born 1986), Mexican actress
• Paula Contreras Márquez (1911–2008), Spanish writer
• Paz Márquez-Benítez, Filipina writer
• Pedro Menéndez Márquez, Spanish conquistador
• Pedro Pablo Pérez Márquez (born 1977), Cuban cyclist
• Pío García-Escudero Márquez (born 1952), Spanish architect
• Pompeyo Márquez (1922–2017), Venezuelan politician
• Rafael Márquez (born 1979), Mexican footballer
• Rafael Márquez (boxer) (born 1975), Mexican professional boxer
• Rafael Márquez Esqueda (1947–2002), Mexican footballer
• Rafael Márquez Lugo (born 1981), Mexican footballer
• Rafael Ángel Rondón Márquez, Venezuelan writer
• Ramona Marquez (born 2001), English child actress
• Ranulfo Márquez Hernández (born 1951), Mexican politician
• Raúl Márquez (born 1971), American boxer
• Ramón Zaydín y Márquez Sterling (c. 1895–1968), Cuban politician
• Raymond Márquez a.k.a. Spanish Raymond Márquez or Spanish Raymond (born 1930), American gangster who ran the Harlem numbers racket
• Rene Marquez (1919–1979), Puerto Rican writer
• Rey Marquez (c. 1932–2018), Filipino sports executive
• Ricardo Márquez (born 1997), Colombian footballer
• Richie Marquez (born 1992), American soccer player
• Roberta Marquez, Brazilian ballet dancer
• Roberto Márquez (field hockey), Argentine field hockey player
• Roberto Márquez (painter), Mexican painter
• Rosemary Márquez (born 1968), American judge
• Salvador Márquez (born 1950), Mexican footballer
• Salvador Márquez Lozornio (born 1956), Mexican politician
• Sandra Marquez, American actor
• Sheila Márquez (born 1985), Spanish fashion model
• Soraya Marquez, American street artist Indie184
• Teejay Marquez (born 1993), Filipino actor
• Teresita Marquez (born 1992), Filipina model and actress, Reina Hispanoamericana 2017
• Tintín Márquez (born 1962), Spanish footballer
• Tomás Menéndez Márquez, Spanish Florida colonial official
• Valeria Márquez (gymnast) (born 2004), Spanish rhythmic gymnastics
• Vanessa Marquez (1968–2018), American actress
• Vanessa Rubio Márquez (born 1972), Mexican politician
• Vernon Oswald Marquez, Trinidadian businessman
• Victoria Méndez Márquez (born 1961), Mexican politician
• Victorino Márquez Bustillos (1858–1941), Venezuelan former president
• Walter Márquez (1936–2012), Uruguayan basketball player
• William Márquez Uzcátegui, member of the Venezuelan boy band Los Chamos
• Yénier Márquez (born 1979), Cuban footballer
• Zia Marquez (born 1992), Filipina actress

Fictional characters

• Chuny Marquez, character from the television show ER
• Diego Marquez, main character of Go, Diego, Go! and the cousin of Dora the Explorer
• Dora Marquez, the main protagonist of the television series Dora the Explorer
• Eva Marquez, main character of New Amsterdam (2008 TV series)
• Gabrielle (Marquez) Solis, main character of Desperate Housewives
• Juanita Marquez, character in the novel Snow Crash
• Lea Marquez, character from the soap opera All My Children
• Lorena Marquez, Aquagirl in Aquaman by DC Comics
• Mandy Marquez, character from the BBC soap opera Doctors
• Mimi Marquez, central character in Rent (musical)
• Samantha (Sam) Marquez, main character of Las Vegas (TV series)

See also

• Menéndez Márquez (disambiguation), family of Spanish Florida colonial officials

References

1. Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-977169-1.