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marsh Origin and Immigration
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Origin: The surname MARSHALL appears to be occupational in origin. Research indicates that it can be associated with the English and Germans. The name was carried to England in the great migration following the Norman Conquest - 1066. Earliset record of the name found in England was in Wiltshire - where Goisfridus Marescal lived in 1084. The name means 'One who cares for horses, especially one who treated their diseases; a blacksmith; an official in a king's or a high noble's household having charge of military affairs'
Surnames: Marescal, Marschall, Marshal, Marshale, Marshall, Marshell, Maskall, Maskill
Submitted by: Jacqueline Woolnough
Origin of marsh, Meaning of marsh
Origin: France to Canada to Vermont: Coutermarsh, Coutermanche, Courtermarsh, Courtermanche, Countermarsh, Countermanche, and numerous other spellings!
Surnames: Coutermarsh
Submitted by: Darlene Levy
Origin of marsh, Meaning of marsh
Origin: Margaret and Harold and families Hackney,London 1940's
Surnames: Marsh
Submitted by: Eileen Bates
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