Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
MARSZAŁEK
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| Origin | of Polish origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to an occupation, activity or social status |
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The name is derived from the Old Polish common noun marszałek meaning ‘marshal or stableman, horse trader; in the Middle Ages, steward of the royal court; later a senior civil servant’ and refers to an occupation or activity. Variant: Marszołek. |