The name ‘Marshall’ originates from England and Scotland. It is a occupational name from maresc(h)al marshal. The term is of origin (from the word ‘marah’ meaning horse, mare and ‘scalc’ meaning servant), and was originally applied to a man who looked after horses. by the heyday of surname formation it referred on the one hand to one of the most important servants in every great household (in the Royal household a high official state), and on the other to a humble shoeing smith or farrier. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Marshall’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 13th century were a ‘William le Marechal’, from the Cambridgeshire, England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definately determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘Edmund Marshall’, from Chepstow, England, who was one of the first of this family in America, he emigrated in 16…
Coat of arms: Gules a horse’s h…