Marcell Family Crest & Name History

Marcell is how some branches of the Märkel family came to write their name. Taken at its root, Marcell points to “from the name Markward”.

A variant of Märkel

Records show Marcell as one of the forms Märkel took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.

The 2010 census count for Marcell in the United States was 1,381, good for rank 19,551.

Heraldry and the Marcell name

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