Marshall (name)

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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]

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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.)