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Marshall

in Rhode Island

There are 744 people with the last name "Marshall" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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Marshall 71
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  1. is 67th most common Cote
  2. is 68th most common Nelson
  3. is 69th most common Ramos
  4. is 70th most common Sanchez
  5. is 71st most common Marshall
  6. is 72nd most common Adams
  7. is 73rd most common Reynolds
  8. is 74th most common Rogers
  9. is 75th most common Phillips

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Marshall

John, Robert, Joseph, David, Mary, Michael, James, Jennifer, Thomas

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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