Marceaux

Marceaux Meaning & Origin

About Marceaux
The surname Marceaux is of French origin and is derived from the personal name Marcel, which itself comes from the Latin name Marcellus, meaning "young warrior" or "hammer". The suffix "-eaux" is a common French patronymic ending, indicating "son of". Therefore, Marceaux can be interpreted as "son of Marcel" or "descendant of Marcel".

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Marceaux is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Marceaux: 848
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 28,215
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.29

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Marceaux based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRS
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M06202
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AA0 R S OW1
🌐 IPA
/mɑrˈsoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M622

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Marceaux in Braille

Here's how to represent Marceaux in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Marceaux in braille

How to sign the name Marceaux using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Marceaux using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Marceaux in sign language

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