Marx (family name)
Marx is a family name . The name Marx is one of the 200 most common family names in Germany.
Origin and meaning
The name Marx is polygenetic:
- Like its spelling variant Marks , it is a short form of the originally Latin nickname Markus ;
- it is a patronymic formation of Mark , the short form of nicknames, which are formed with the word marka, Old High German for "border, border region, total property of a municipality", for example Markward / t, Markhard / t;
- it is a variant of the name Marz , a pet form of nicknames formed with z suffix, which are formed with the Old High German name word māri , for example Marhold, Volkmar;
- it is a variant of marsch , a dwelling name in Middle Low German marsch "marsch, fertile lowland on the river bank or by the sea";
- as a Jewish name, it is a substitute for Mordechai .
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Marx (politician) (1898–1977), German politician (NSDAP)
- Adolf Marx (entrepreneur) (1936–2010), German entrepreneur and human rights activist
- Adolf Marx (sports official) (* 1941/1942), German water sports enthusiast and sports official
- Adolph Marx (1915–1965), Catholic bishop
- Adolph Bernhard Marx (1795–1866), German musicologist and composer
- Albert Marx (1877–1977), German architect
- Alexander Marx (copper engraver) (around 1815–1851), German painter, copper and steel engraver and publisher
- Alexander Marx (1878–1953), American historian, Judaist, bibliographer and librarian
- Alfred Marx (1899–1988), German lawyer and judge
- Alois Marx (1900–1979), German politician (CDU), MdL
- Alparslan Babaoglu-Marx (* 1964), cabaret artist
- André Marx (* 1973), German writer
- Andreas Marx (* 1968), German chemist
- Anne Marx (1913-2006), American poet
- Annette Maria Marx (* 1963), real name of the German diseuse and cabaret artist Nessi Tausendschön
- Arthur Marx (1921–2011), American author
- August Marx (philologist) (1864–1934), German classical philologist
- August Marx (1906–1990), German economist and priest
B.
- Barbara Stelzl-Marx (* 1971), Austrian historian
- Bernd Marx (* 1947), German engineer and university professor
- Bernhard Marx (singer) (1823–1887), German bookbinder, dialect poet, conductor and singer
- Bernhard Marx (* 1919), German football player
- Bernhard Marx (organist) (* 1949), German organist, church musician and university professor
C.
- Carl Marx (architect) (1829–1912), German architect and city planner
- Carl Marx (singer) (1861–1933), German singer (bass) and theater director
- Carl Marx (painter) (1911–1991), German painter
- Caroline Marx (1824–1847), sister of Karl Marx, see siblings Marx # Caroline Marx
- Charles Marx (1903–1946), Luxembourg doctor, politician and resistance fighter
- Chico Marx ( Leonard Marx, 1887–1961), American comedian
- Christoph Marx (historian, 1931) (1931–2016), Swiss historian
- Christoph Marx (historian, 1957) (* 1957), German historian
- Christoph Marx (historian, 1971) (* 1971), German historian and publicist
- Claudia Marx (* 1978), German athlete
- Claudius Marx (* 1959), German lawyer
- Claus Marx (* 1931), German university professor and university rector
- Clemens Marx (1871–1953), German civil engineer and Reichsbahn official
- Cornelia Coenen-Marx (* 1952), German Protestant Reformed theologian, pastor and publicist
D.
- Dick Marx (1924–1997), American jazz pianist and film composer
- Dominik Marx (* 1963), German chemist and university professor
- Dorothea Marx (* 1957), German politician (SPD)
E.
- Eberhard Marx (art historian) (1914–1995), German art historian and museum director
- Eberhard Marx (designer) (* 1951), German industrial designer and painter
- Ed Marx (* 1947), American film editor
- Eduard Marx (businessman) (1768–1854), royal Bavarian court jeweler and Danish councilor of commerce
- Eduard Marx (1826–1837), brother of Karl Marx, see Geschwister Marx # Eduard Marx
- Eduard Marx (manufacturer) (1854–1904), German manufacturer
- Eleanor Marx (1855–1898), English socialist and author
- Elena Lux-Marx (* 1944), German painter
- Ellen Marx (human rights activist) (1921–2008), German-Argentine human rights activist
- Ellen Marx (artist) (* 1939), German-French artist
- Emil Marx (1895–1963), German politician (CDU), MdL
- Enrico Marx (* 1976), German neo-Nazi
- Erich Marx (entrepreneur) (* 1921), German entrepreneur, art collector and patron
- Erich Marx (museum director) (* 1947), 2000–2012 director of the Salzburg Museum
- Erich Marx (cross-country skier) (1906 - ????), German cross-country skier
- Erich Marx-Weinbaum (1888–1966), German-Swiss lawyer and publisher
- Erich Anselm Marx (1874–1956), German physicist and university professor, has worked in the USA since emigrating in 1941
- Ernst Marx (historian) (1865–1949), German historian and librarian
- Ernst Marx (architect) , German architect
- Ernst Ritter von Marx (1869–1944), German local politician
- Ernst Marx (medic) (1931–2011), German medic and university professor
- Ernst Julius Marx (1728–1799), German organ builder
- Erwin Marx (1841–1901), German architect and university professor
- Erwin Otto Marx (1893–1980), German engineering scientist
- Eugen Marx (1844–1934), Austrian publisher
F.
- Falko Marx (1941–2012), German goldsmith
- Fernande Marx (1908–1946), Luxembourg women's rights activist
- Frank Christian Marx (* 1978), German actor
- Franz Marx (politician, 1875) (1875–1935), German politician (SPD), MdL Prussia
- Franz Marx (politician, 1903) (1903–1985), German politician (SPD) and resistance fighter
- Franz Marx (politician, 1922) (1922–1985), Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Burgenland state parliament
- Franz Marx (director) , director, screenwriter and film producer
- Franz Marx (wrestler) (* 1963), Austrian wrestler
- Frederick Marx , American film editor, director and producer
- Friedhelm Marx (* 1963), German literary scholar
- Friedrich Marx (author) (1830–1905), Austrian poet
- Friedrich Marx (philologist) (1859–1941), German classical philologist
- Friedrich Emanuel Marx (1767–1826), German organ builder
- Fritz Marx (politician) (1900– ??), German farmer and politician (NSDAP), MdR
- Fritz Marx (local poet) (1913–1984), Austrian local poet
- Fritz Morstein Marx (1900–1969), German-American political scientist
G
- Gary Marx , English guitarist and composer
- Georg Marx (1887–1971), German photographer and postcard publisher (Atelier Photo Marx Glatz )
- George Marx (zoologist) (1838–1895), German-American arachnologist
- George Marx (banker) (1843–1927), German banker
- Gerhard Marx-Mechler (* 1919), German dramaturge, writer and radio author
- Gerry Marx (1926-2006), American actor
- Gertrud Marx (writer) (née Simon ; 1851–1916), German poet
- Gertrud Marx (1904–1989), German resistance fighter
- Gisela Marx (* 1942), German journalist and producer
- Groucho Marx (Julius Henry Marx, 1890–1977), American actor and comedian
- Gummo Marx (Milton Marx, 1892–1977), American actor and comedian
- Günter Marx (chemist, 1932) (1932–2014), German radiochemist
- Günter Marx (chemist, 1938) (1938–2017), German physical chemist
- Günter Marx (violinist) (* 1943), German violinist and music editor
- Günther Marx (1922–1991), German musician and functionary (Federal Music Director for Minstrels and Brass Music)
- Gustav Marx (1855–1928), German painter
- Gustav Marx von Sons (1882–1960), German painter
H
- Hanns Marx (1882–1973), German lawyer and attorney
- Hans Marx (entrepreneur) (1872–1935), German entrepreneur
- Hans Marx (photographer) (1916–1999), American photographer and journalist
- Hans-Joachim Marx (composer) (1923-2010), German composer and conductor
- Hans Joachim Marx (musicologist) (* 1935), German musicologist
- Harald Marx (art historian) (* 1942), German art historian
- Harald Marx (psychologist) (* 1947), German psychologist and university professor
- Harpo Marx ( Adolph Arthur Marx, 1888–1964), American entertainer, pantomime and actor
- Heinrich Marx (Councilor of Justice) (1777–1838), German lawyer
- Heinrich Marx (bishop) (1835–1911), auxiliary bishop of Breslau
- Heinrich Marx (General) (1885–1926), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Heinrich Marx (pastor) (1885–1971), German priest and local history researcher
- Heinz Marx (* 1939), German football player
- Hellmut Marx (1901–1945), German internist
- Hellmuth Marx (1915–2002), Austrian sculptor
- Helmut Marx (physicist) (1918 – after 1970), German physicist and university professor
- Helmut Marx (lawyer) (* 1954), German lawyer
- Helmuth Marx (* 1952), German painter
- Henriette Marx (1788–1863), mother of Karl Marx, see Henriette Presburg
- Henriette Marx (1820–1845), sister of Karl Marx, see Geschwister Marx #Henriette Marx
- Herbert Marx , known as Zeppo Marx (1901–1979), American actor
- Herbert Marx (physician) (1925–2016), German pediatrician
- Herbert Marx (table tennis player) (* 1932), German table tennis player
- Hermann Marx (1819–1842), brother of Karl Marx, see Sibling Marx #Hermann Marx
- Hermann Marx (gardener) (1870–1948), German garden architect and author
- Hermann Marx (medic) (1877–1953), German medic and university professor
- Hermann Marx (businessman) (1890–1940), German businessman
- Hermann Rudolf Marx (1924-2017), German lawyer and party functionary (LDPD, FDP)
- Hilde Marx (1911–1986), German poet, writer and journalist
- Hildegard Marx (1912–1992), German politician (SPD), member of the Berlin House of Representatives
- Horst Dieter Marx (1956–2015), German television writer, copywriter and journalist
- Horst Günter Marx (* 1955), German actor
- Hugo Marx (coroner) (1864–1920), German coroner and specialist author
- Hugo Marx (lawyer) (1892–1979), German lawyer and journalist, exile in the USA from 1941
- Hymen Marx (1925-2007), American biologist
J
- Jacob Marx (politician) (1926–1992), German politician (CDU)
- Jakob Marx (church historian, 1803) (1803–1876), German church historian, cathedral capitular and member of parliament
- Jakob Marx (church historian, 1855) (1855–1924), German church historian
- Jan-Hendrik Marx (* 1995), German soccer player
- Jean-Jacques Marx (* 1957), French football player and coach
- Jenny Marx (1814–1881), German socialist, wife of Karl Marx
- Jenny Caroline Marx, maiden name of Jenny Longuet (1844–1883), daughter of Karl Marx and Jenny Marx
- Joachim Marx (* 1944), Polish football player
- Johann Marx (1608–1687), German Protestant pastor
- Johannes Marx (painter) (also Johan Marx ; 1866–1933 / 1937), German painter
- Johannes Marx (political scientist) (* 1976), German political scientist and university professor
- Josef Marx (Bavarian curling) , Austrian curling
- Josef Marx (soccer player) (1934-2008), German soccer player
- Josef Marx (oboist) (1913–1978), American oboist
- Joseph Marx (1882–1964), Austrian composer and music teacher
- Joseph Mattern Marx (1792–1836), German pianist and cellist
- Jules Marx (born Julius Marx, 1882–1944), German theater and variety theater operator and director
- Julius Marx (1894–1975), Austrian historian
K
- Karl Marx (Carl Marx; 1818–1883), German philosopher, journalist, social critic, economist and communist politician
- Karl von Marx (1832–1890), German chemist and university professor
- Karl Marx (politician) (1844–1914), German master butcher and local politician
- Karl Marx (journalist) (1897–1966), German journalist and editor
- Karl Marx (composer) (1897–1985), German composer
- Karl Marx (painter) (1929–2008), German painter and university professor
- Karl Felix Marx (1877–1955), Swiss photographer
- Karl Friedrich Heinrich Marx (1796–1877), German physician
- Karl-Heinz Marx (1923–1964), German soccer player and soccer coach
- Karl Michael Marx (1794–1864), German physicist
- Karl T. Marx (1902–1997), American business manager, writer and collector
- Karl Theodor Marx (1892–1958), German administrative officer
- Kurt Becker-Marx (1921-2004), German administrative lawyer
L.
- Laura Marx (1845–1911), daughter of Karl Marx and Jenny Marx, see Laura Lafargue
- Leo Marx (* 1919), American technologist
- Leopold Marx (1889–1983), German writer, poet and manufacturer
- Lilli Marx ( Lilli Behrendt, 1921–2004), journalist and Jewish association official
- Lothar Franz Marx (1764–1831), German Roman Catholic theologian
- Ludwig von Marx (1825-1893), German banker
- Ludwig Marx (poet) (1891–1964), German teacher and poet
- Ludwig Marx (resistance fighter) (1892–1959), German resistance fighter
M.
- Marcia Marx Bennett (* 1931), Mexican artist
- Marcus Jacob Marx (1743–1789), German physician and electoral court medic
- Maria Marx (actress) , German actress
- Maria Marx (politician) (* 1950), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Marina Marx (* 1990), German pop singer
- Marius Marx (* 1968), German actor, speaker and musician.
- Marx Jacob Marx (1743–1789), German physician, see Marcus Jacob Marx
- Mauritz David Marx (1815–1819), brother of Karl Marx, see Sibling Marx # Mauritz David Marx
- Max Marx (1874–1939), Austrian theater actor
- Maxine Marx (1918–2009), American author and actress
- Melanie Marx (* 1975), German actress
- Micha Marx (* 1985), German cabaret artist, comedian and cartoonist
- Michael Marx (musician, † 1914) (before 1885–1914), German clarinetist
- Michael Marx (musician, 1955) (* 1955), German musician and composer
- Michael Marx (cyclist) (* 1960), German racing cyclist
- Michael Marx (journalist) (* 1966), German journalist and television presenter
- Michael Marx (Arabist) (* 1971), German orientalist, Koran researcher ( Corpus Coranicum )
- Michael Marx (fistball player) (* 1984), German fistball player
- Michaela Kopp-Marx (* 1963), German literary scholar
- Minnie Marx ( Miene Schöneberg, 1865–1929), mother and manager of the Marx Brothers
N
- Nikolaus Marx (* 1938), German engineer and university professor
- Nina Marx (* 1973), German lawyer, judge at the Federal Court of Justice
O
- Olaf Dante Marx (or Olaph-Dante Marx, 1957–1993), German journalist and music critic
- Olga Marx (1894 – after 1980), American literary scholar and translator
- Oristelle Marx (* 1971), French wheelchair tennis player
- Otto Marx (piano maker) (1871–1964), German musical instrument restorer and piano maker
- Otto Marx (police officer) (1873–1948), German police officer, see Roßlau concentration camp #Lagerkommandant
- Otto Marx (painter) (1887–1963), German painter and art teacher
- Otto Marx (agricultural scientist) (1897–1974), Australian agricultural and dairy cattle scientist of German origin
- Otto Marx (District Administrator) (1898–?), German District Administrator
- Otto Marx (actor) (around 1906 – after 1946), German actor and director
P
- Patricia Marx (* 1975), American writer and humorist
- Paul Marx (banker) (1888–1952), German banker
- Paul Jean Marx (1935–2018), French religious, Roman Catholic bishop of Kerema
- Peter Marx (architect) (1871–1958), German architect
- Peter Marx (actor, 1914) (1914–1978), German actor
- Peter Marx (politician) (* 1956), German politician (NPD)
- Peter Marx (neurologist) (* 1937), German neurologist
- Peter Marx (actor, 1958) (also Peter Slutsker ; * 1958), American actor
- Peter W. Marx (* 1973), German theater scholar
- Philipp Marx (* 1982), German tennis player
R.
- Rainer Marx (* 1943), German cyclist
- Reinhard Marx (lawyer) (* 1946), German lawyer
- Reinhard Marx (* 1953), German clergyman, archbishop (and cardinal) of Munich and Freising
- Richard Marx (* 1963), American musician
- Robert Marx (lawyer) (1883–1955), German lawyer and syndic
- Robert D. Marx (* 1979), German musical performer
- Robert F. Marx (1933–2019), American underwater archaeologist
- Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), Brazilian landscape architect and artist
- Roger Marx (1859-1913), French art critic
- Rolf Marx (* 1957), German jazz musician
- Rudolf Marx (lawyer) (1880–1961), German lawyer and ministerial official
- Rudolf Marx (publisher) (1899–1990), German publisher
- Rudolf Marx (medic) (1912–1990), German medic
- Rudolf Marx (District Administrator) (* 1943), German District Administrator
S.
- Salomon Marx (1866–1936), German industrialist, banker and politician
- Samuel Marx (rabbi) (~ 1775–1827), rabbi
- Samuel Marx (film producer) (1902–1992), American film producer, screenwriter and writer
- Sophia Marx (1816–1886), sister of Karl Marx, see Geschwister Marx # Sophia Marx
- Sophia Marx (painter) (1896–1985), German painter
- Stefan Marx (soccer player) (* 1969), German soccer player
- Stefan Marx (Illustrator) (* 1979), German draftsman, illustrator and decorator
- Susanne Marx (* 1966), German non-fiction author, lecturer and therapist for tapping acupressure
- Sven Marx (* 1967), German cyclist and adventurer
T
- Theodor Marx (1871–1963), German Protestant theologian, bishop of the Moravian Brethren , chairman of the German university administration
- Theodor Marx, one of the pseudonyms of the artist AR Penck (1939–2017)
- Théodore Marx (1932–2010), German painter of Luxembourg origin
- Thomas Marx (1941–2003), German lawyer, lawyer and specialist author
- Thorben Marx (* 1981), German football player
- Tom Marx (* 1994), Dutch ice hockey player
- Tzvi Marx (* 1942), American rabbi
U
- Ulrich Marx (* 1943), German entrepreneur
V
- Vivien Marx , German-American science journalist
W.
- Walter Marx (chemist) (1907–1984), German engineer and professor of physical chemistry; 1934 emigration to the USA
- Walter Marx (1926–2013), Holocaust survivor, Jewish partisan, contemporary witness
- Walter Burle Marx (1902–1990), Brazilian pianist, composer and conductor
- Werner Marx (Vicar General) (1746–1806), German clergyman and theologian
- Werner Marx (philosopher) (1910–1994), German philosopher
- Werner Marx (politician, 1916) (1916 – after 1964), German politician (DBD)
- Werner Marx (politician, 1924) (1924–1985), German politician (CDU)
- Wilhelm Marx (politician, 1851) (1851–1924), German lawyer and politician
- Wilhelm Marx (1863–1946), German lawyer and politician (center), Reich Chancellor
- Wilhelm Marx (educator) (1906–1988), German educator and headmaster
- Wilhelm Marx von Marxberg (1815–1897), Austrian lawyer and police chief
- Willi Marx (* 1947), German politician (SPD)
- Willy Marx (1878–1933), German businessman
- Wolfgang Marx (philosopher) (1940–2011), German philosopher
- Wolfgang Marx (psychologist) (* 1943), German psychologist and university professor
- Wolfgang Marx (politician) (* 1965), German politician (SPD)
Z
- Zeppo Marx ( Herbert Marx, 1901–1979), American actor, member of the Marx Brothers
Individual evidence
- ↑ Duden. Surnames. Origin and meaning, edited by Rosa and Volker Kohlheim, Dudenverlag, Mannheim / Leipzig / Vienna / Zurich 2005, p. 448.