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 8,345
Agricultural Labourer 896
Domestic Servant 371
Coal Miner 368
General Labourer 364
Dress Maker 349
Labourer 327
General Servant 283
Cotton Weaver 270
Laundress 220
Farm Labourer 213
Annuitant 209
General Servant Domestic 164
Joiner 157
House Keeper 149
Charwoman 118
Bricklayer 103
Farm Servant Indoor 103
Carpenter 101
Farmers Son 101
Gardener 95
No Occupation 94
Tailor 89
Grocer 85
Servant 83

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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