Meaning: Its source is marah scalc, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Horse keeper."

Origin: "marah scalc."

Nicknames: Marsh

Alternative Spellings: Marshal

Popularity: The name Marshall ranked 351st in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 285th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.

Narrative: This was an occupational name for the servant in charge of a great family's horses. In time it evolved into a title for aristocrats who performed certain ceremonial functions at a royal court.

Perhaps because of the sound-alike Latin name Martial (derived from the name of Roman war god Mars) it came to be used as the name for the highest possible military rank.

In the U.S., it is the title of law officers charged with the local enforcement of federal statutes.

Meaning: Its source is marah scalc, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Hostler."

Origin: "marah scalc."

Alternative Spellings: Marshell

Popularity: The name Marshall ranked 4219th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.

This name is usually reserved for boys. In part, it could owe its place on the US Census popularity list to incorrectly filled-out census forms.