Marko Family History

Slovak, Polish, and Czech: from a variant of the personal name Marek, an equivalent of English Mark. Ukrainian, Slovenian, Sorbian, Rusyn, Croatian, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name Marko (from Latin Marcus), Slavic equivalent of English Mark. In some cases, it is also an American shortened form of any of the patronymics and other derivatives of this personal name, such as Jewish Markowitz, Serbian and Croatian Marković (see Markovic) or Slovenian Markovčič.

Hungarian (Markó): from a pet form of the personal name Márkus, an equivalent of English Mark. German: of Hungarian, Sorbian, and other Slavic origin (see above). Albanian (southern): from the personal name Marko, a Greek-influenced variant of Mark (see Mark, compare Marku); or in part, an adaptation of the cognate Greek surname Markos.

American shortened form of Greek Markos or of any of various derivatives of this personal name, e.g., Markopoulos. Compare Marco.