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Early Origins of the Marlyn family

The surname Marlyn was first found in Gloucestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held lands.

Early History of the Marlyn family

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Marlyn Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Merlin, Merling and others.

Early Notables of the Marlyn family

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United States Marlyn migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marlyn Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. James Marlyn, (b. 1815), aged 34, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 23rd August 1849 1
  • Mrs. Phillipa Marlyn, (b. 1811), aged 38, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 23rd August 1849 1
  • Miss Philippa Marlyn, (b. 1839), aged 10, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 23rd August 1849 1
  • Mr. James Marlyn, (b. 1842), aged 7, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 23rd August 1849 1
  • Mr. Charles Marlyn, (b. 1844), aged 5, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Cornwall" arriving in the United States on 23rd August 1849 1
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Marlyn (post 1700) +

  • Marlyn A. Derby, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 5th District, 1988, 1990 2
  • Marlyn E. Lugar (d. 1989), American politician, Mayor of Morgantown, West Virginia, 1959-61 3
  • Marlyn Hauseman, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1960 4


  1. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to New York 1820 - 1891 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_new_york_1820_1891.pdf
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 13) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 5) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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