How common is the surname Marshall?

183,922 people in the United States had the surname Marshall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,679 Americans. It ranked 139th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Marshall?

George Marshall, American army officer and statesman (1880–1959), followed by Alfred Marshall.

Where is the surname Marshall most common?

Wikidata records people named Marshall in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.

How do you pronounce Marshall?

Marshall is /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Marshall getting more or less common?

More common. 177,213 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 183,922 in 2010, up 3.8%.

Is Marshall also a first name?

Yes. Marshall is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Marshall

An occupational surname, carried by 183,922 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmɑɹʃəl/ 2 syllables Soundex M624 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Marshall is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, from the noun marshal. * As a French surname, variant of Mercier. * As a German surname, variant of Marschall.

Marshall is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 183,922 people named Marshall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,679 Americans. That is up 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 177,213.

#139

rank among US surnames

183,922

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+3.8%

change since 2000 (was #125)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#130	Gibson	190,667	1,619
#131	Ellis	188,968	1,634
#132	Tran	188,498	1,638
#133	Medina	188,497	1,638
#134	Aguilar	186,512	1,655
#135	Stevens	185,674	1,663
#136	Murray	184,910	1,670

Who is named Marshall

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

66% of people named Marshall identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 28%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Marshalls

78 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Marshall
American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)
Alfred Marshall
British economist (1842–1924)
Garry Marshall
American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)
Penny Marshall
American actress, director and producer (1943–2018)
Frank Marshall
American chess player, 1877–1944
Thurgood Marshall
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1967 to 1991 (1908–1993)
Rob Marshall
American filmmaker and choreographer (born 1960)
Frank Marshall
American film producer and director (born 1946)
James Marshall
American actor, born 1967
E. G. Marshall
American actor (1914-1998)
George Marshall
American actor, screenwriter, and film director (1891–1975)
Roger Marshall
American politician, born 1960

Notable Marshalls come mostly from the United States (59), the United Kingdom (8) and Australia (5).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Marshal

Surnames that sound like Marshall

Marshall has the Soundex code M624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M624.

Questions

Where does the surname Marshall come from?: * As an English surname, from the noun marshal. * As a French surname, variant of Mercier. * As a German surname, variant of Marschall.
How common is the surname Marshall?: 183,922 people in the United States had the surname Marshall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,679 Americans. It ranked 139th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Marshall?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Marshall identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Marshall?: George Marshall, American army officer and statesman (1880–1959), followed by Alfred Marshall.
Where is the surname Marshall most common?: Wikidata records people named Marshall in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 3 other countries.
How do you pronounce Marshall?: Marshall is /ˈmɑɹʃəl/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Marshall?: Marshall is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Marshall getting more or less common?: More common. 177,213 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 183,922 in 2010, up 3.8%.
What are other spellings of Marshall?: Marshal.
Is Marshall also a first name?: Yes. Marshall is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.