Marquet
Marquet is an occupational surname of French origin, which means a woodworker in marquetry. The name may refer to:Adrien Marquet (1884–1955), French politician Albert Marquet (1875–1947), French painter Andrée Marquet, French organic chemist Charles Marquet (1820–1900), French naturalist and entomologist Claude Marquet (1869–1920), Australian cartoonist Élisabeth Marquet, French…
Meaning & Origin of Marquet
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Marquet is an occupational surname of French origin, which means a woodworker in marquetry. The name may refer to:Adrien Marquet (1884–1955), French politician Albert Marquet (1875–1947), French painter Andrée Marquet, French organic chemist Charles Marquet (1820–1900), French naturalist and entomologist Claude Marquet (1869–1920), Australian cartoonist Élisabeth Marquet, French…
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The Story of Marquet
The earliest SSA record of Marquet as a baby boy name dates back to 1972, when 6 babies received it. 1979 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Marquet — #3,356 in the national rankings. About 33% of every Marquet on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. Marquet last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 194 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Marquet
Marquet is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 194 births in the dataset. Marquet's peak popularity came in 1979 when it ranked #3,356. Use the chart and map above to compare Marquet's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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