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Marshall

in Maine

There are 895 people with the last name "Marshall" in Maine.

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Ranking in Maine

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Marshall 177
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  1. is 173rd most common Hughes
  2. is 174th most common Sprague
  3. is 175th most common Bishop
  4. is 176th most common Blake
  5. is 177th most common Marshall
  6. is 178th most common Rice
  7. is 179th most common Webber
  8. is 180th most common Frost
  9. is 181st most common Johnston

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Marshall

Richard, John, David, Robert, William, Michael, Mary, Paul, Nancy, Bruce

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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