Marshall Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Marshall Name Meaning: Normally an occupational name given to one that looked after the horses. Derived from the old German ‘marah’ and ‘scalc’ meaning horse and servant.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Marshall Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Marshall family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 6,993
Agricultural Labourer 647
General Labourer 529
Coal Miner 518
Domestic Servant 419
Dress Maker 399
Living On Own Means 376
Cotton Weaver 342
Farmer 303
Labourer 255
Living On Her Own Means 253
General Servant Domestic 231
Laundress 205
Farm Labourer 197
General Servant 196
House Keeper 164
Gardener 162
Joiner 153
Farm Servant 150
Blacksmith 137
Clerk 122
General Domestic Servant 121
Grocer 118
Carpenter 114
Painter 100

Marshall Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Marshall 100% 304,002
2 Marshell 88% 6,258
3 Marshal 88% 3,827
4 Morshall 88% 320
5 Marshel 75% 318
6 Marshull 88% 283
7 Mershall 88% 226
8 Murshall 88% 171
9 Marshill 88% 167

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The surname Marshall is the most popular version of all its varients

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