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
School 5,215
Private Means 453
Farm Labourer 436
General Labourer 369
Coal Miner Hewer 305
Labourer 295
General Servant (domestic) 286
Dressmaker 262
None 242
Farmer 230
At School 197
Clerk 192
At Home 184
Domestic Servant 183
Bricklayer 172
Cotton Weaver 162
Shop Assistant 158
Scholar 142
Laundress 142
House Painter 133
Housekeeper 130
Weaver 130
House Keeper 118
Joiner 118
General Servant Domestic 113

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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