Maskell Surname

54,944th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Maskell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the marshal' (q.v). No doubt, as suggested by Mr. Lower, a corruption of Marscal.' I believe that the Mascalls of Kent and Sussex were originally Marshalls. There is armorial evidence of this, and in a document of the 16th century I find the name written Marscal, which is about midway between Mareschal and Mascall': Patronymic Britannia There is no need to go back to Mareschal, as Marscal existed so early as the 13th century, and one of my instances belongs to Sussex.

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Maskell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,7921:11,6271,709
Australia1,4651:18,4272,569
United States1,4421:251,35823,884
Canada6151:59,9127,061
South Africa2341:231,52923,959
New Zealand2301:19,6883,459
Wales1721:17,9911,951
Israel961:89,14210,512
Scotland871:61,5385,001
India131:59,005,029552,550
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
France31:22,140,907385,998
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Grenada11:108,5351,793
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malta11:430,2723,380
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0681:11,7871,799
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Maskell (13) may also be a first name.

Maskell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the marshal' (q.v). No doubt, as suggested by Mr. Lower, a corruption of Marscal.' I believe that the Mascalls of Kent and Sussex were originally Marshalls. There is armorial evidence of this, and in a document of the 16th century I find the name written Marscal, which is about midway between Mareschal and Mascall': Patronymic Britannia There is no need to go back to Mareschal, as Marscal existed so early as the 13th century, and one of my instances belongs to Sussex.

Gilbert le Marscale, Sussex, 1273 Hundred Rolls.

Thomas le Marsscal, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Peter Marscallus, Oxfordshire, ibid.

The transition from Marscal to Mascall was inevitable.

1360. Simon Maschal, rector of St. Buttolph the Abbot, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

1550. Baptised — Sara Mascall: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1551. Buried — Joane Mascoll: ibid.

1565. Married — Harrve Maskolle and Alyce Walker: St. Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Mascall, &c.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Maskell is probably a contraction of Mascherel, the name of an ancient family that possessed much property in the county in the 11th century: from the Essex Mascherels sprang the noble family of De Hastings (M.). We find the name as Maskerel in the adjoining county of Suffolk in the 13th century (H. R.). It has been suggested that Mascall, a comparatively rare name in Kent and Sussex, was originally Marscal, since, in a family deed of the 16th century, it occurs as Marscal (L.). In the 13th century, Le Marscal was a common name in Norfolk and Cambridgeshire (H. R.), and not improbably Marscal is an intermediate form between the modern Marshall and the mediæval Mareschal, but as to its being the original form of Maskell in Essex, I must express a decided doubt.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Maskell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Maskell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Maskell is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Maskell? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maskell is the 54,944th most commonly held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 787,247 people. The surname Maskell occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Maskell are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 55 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 4,792 people, or 1 in 11,627. In England Maskell is primarily found in: Greater London, where 15 percent are found, Essex, where 8 percent are found and Berkshire, where 6 percent are found. Excluding England this surname is found in 42 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Maskell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Maskell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Maskell last name grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 863 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 717 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Maskell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (85%) in Ireland.

In The United States Maskell are 12.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.01% being registered with the political party.

The amount Maskell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.67% more than the national average, earning R 526,776 per year; in United States they earn 9.09% more than the national average, earning $47,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,345 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Maskiell93265/
Maskel92233/
Maiskiell880/
Maskill861,130/
Meskell86487/
Matskel86263/
Maskåll8611/
Mashkel865/
Maskiel864/
Moskell863/
Maxkell860/
Masskel860/
Maskl830/
Maschell802/
Messkell800/
Meskel772,713/
Moskel77176/
Maskil77117/
Meskll771/
Mashkl771/
Masquiell750/
Meskill71829/
Maschel7171/
Meskiel7119/
Hmeskel7116/
Moshkel719/
Maxqell711/
Masquel711/
Mesckel711/
Maezkel710/
Moschell67195/
Masquiel672/
Mascl672/
Möschell671/
Moskl671/
Mascuill671/
Messkill670/

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