Marquis

Borrowed from French marquis.

Marquis (countable and uncountable, plural Marquises)

1. A surname from French.
2. A place name:
   1. A town in Grenada, West Indies.
   2. A new neighbourhood in north-east Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
   3. A rural municipality in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada; in full, the Rural Municipality of Marquis No. 191.
   4. A village within the Saskatchewan municipality.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Marquis is the 4065^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8737 individuals. Marquis is most common among White (87.83%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Marquis”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 520.

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Marquis m (strong, genitive Marquis, plural Marquis)

1. marquess

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