Skip to main content

Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • French : from a personal name derived from the Germanic personal name Markwulf, Markolf, composed of the elements mark ‘borderland’ + wulf ‘wolf’. The name was borne by a 6th-century abbot of Cotentin, who is commemorated in various place names in Normandy: for example Saint-Marcouf in Calvados and Manche.

Join the Family

Your partner in parenting from baby name inspiration to college planning.

Subscribe