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Marshall

in Alabama

There are 2,877 people with the last name "Marshall" in Alabama.

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Marshall 169
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  1. is 165th most common Matthews
  2. is 166th most common Burns
  3. is 167th most common Bradley
  4. is 168th most common Gardner
  5. is 169th most common Marshall
  6. is 170th most common Cunningham
  7. is 171st most common Cobb
  8. is 172nd most common Johnston
  9. is 173rd most common Austin

Similar Names and Nicknames

Marsh, Marston, Mars, Marsden, Marshburn, Marshal, Marson, Marsala, Marsico, Marschall

Most Common First Names for Marshall

John, James, Mary, Michael, Willie, William, David, Robert, Charles

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: status name or occupational name from Middle English, Old French maresc(h)al ‘marshal’. The term is of Germanic origin (compare Old High German marah ‘horse’, ‘mare’ + scalc ‘servant’). Originally it denoted a man who looked after horses, but by the heyday of medieval surname formation it denoted on the one hand one of the most important servants in a great household (in the royal household a high official of state, one with military responsibilities), and on the other a humble shoeing smith or farrier. It was also an occupational name for a medieval court officer responsible for the custody of prisoners. An even wider range of meanings is found in some other languages: compare for example Polish Marszałek (see Marszalek). The surname is also borne by Jews, presumably as an Americanized form of one or more likesounding Jewish surnames.

FOREBEARS As the fourth chief justice of the U.S., John Marshall (1755–1835) was the principal architect in consolidating and defining the powers of the Supreme Court. He was a descendant of John Marshall of Ireland, who settled in Culpeper Co., VA, sometime before 1655.

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