Marshall is an occupational surname stemming from the Middle English mareshal.[1] This originally denoted a groom or farrier, but later came to be a title for various types of official. It derives, via French, from a Germanic compound meaning "horse servant" (cf. mare and shalk).[2]

People with Marshall as surname

People with Marshall as given name

People with Marshall as middle name

Fictional people named Marshall

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References

  1. Hanks, Patrick; Lenarčič, Simon; McClure, Peter, eds. (2022). "Marshall". Dictionary of American Family Names (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190245122.
  2. "marshal". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/OED/4247817274. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)
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