Marshall Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Marshall Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Marshall

The origin of the name Marshall was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. Marshall is an occupational name meaning 'horse servant' from a person who made his living looking after horses. In time, the position, like that of Constable and Steward, became one of great dignity. Variants of the name include Marshal and Marshel. This name is of Anglo-Norman descent spreading to Ireland , Scotland and Wales in early times and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts in the above countries. Examples of such are a William de Marechal, of Cambridge, who was recorded in the 'Poll Tax' of the West Riding of Yorkshire in the year 1379 and a Maledoni Marescal who was witness to a gift of lands in Partick, Scotland , in the year 1136. In Ireland this name and its variants are found throughout the four Provinces but especially in Ulster Province. Marshall, along with many other names regarded as being Irish in origin, was introduced into Ireland at the time of the Norman invasion of 1170.