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Early Origins of the Marcy family

The surname Marcy was first found in Poitou, where the family has held a family seat since very early times.

By the 11th century, members of this ancient family were well established in the region of the Poitou and some members served the community with distinction in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles, and letters patent confirming their nobility. This family has been cited with a chivalrous house since 1052. Alfred, Lord of Marsay, was awarded this title in recognition of his noteworthy services to the King and country. Playing an important role in the services of the King, Noble Thomas was made Knight of Marçay, and Etienne de Marsay was the Governor of the Town and of the Palace of Chinon in 1167 and became the Sénéchal of Touraine and of Anjou in 1190. [1]

Early History of the Marcy family

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Marcy Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marsay, Marsey, Marsaie, de Marsay, Marscey, Marceises, Marceiles, Marseille, Marshaye, Marcy and many more.

Early Notables of the Marcy family

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Marcy Ranking

In the United States, the name Marcy is the 10,598th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [2]


United States Marcy migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marcy Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Marcy, who arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1638 [3]
  • Joseph Marcy, who arrived in New Jersey in 1682 [3]
Marcy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • M Marcy, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 [3]
  • O M Marcy, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 [3]
  • J L Marcy, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 [3]
Marcy Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Annie Duke Marcy, aged 45, who immigrated to the United States, in 1906
  • Denise Marcy, aged 4, who landed in America from Ardiche, France, in 1907
  • Alexander Marcy, aged 44, who settled in America, in 1908
  • Emmeline Marcy, aged 70, who landed in America, in 1908
  • Frank Marcy, aged 37, who settled in America, in 1914
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Marcy (post 1700) +

  • Mary Edna Tobias Marcy (1877-1922), American socialist author, pamphleteer, poet, and magazine editor
  • Colonel Alfred Russell Marcy (1900-1977), American Chief of the Radio Division and Deputy Signal Officer of the Central Pacific command during World War II
  • William L Marcy (1786-1857), American secretary of state from 1853 to 1857
  • Laban Marcy (1780-1860), American politician, Delegate to Massachusetts State Constitutional Convention, 1820, 1853 [4]
  • John S. Marcy, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Suffolk County, 1872-73 [4]
  • Dwight Marcy, American politician, Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 1880 [4]
  • Daniel Marcy (1809-1893), American Democratic Party politician, Member of New Hampshire State House of Representatives, 1854; Member of New Hampshire State Senate 1st District, 1856-58, 1871-72 [4]
  • Clarence Marcy, American Democratic Party politician, Chair of Sheridan County Democratic Party, 1940 [4]
  • Charles G. Marcy, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Worcester, Massachusetts, 1901 [4]
  • Bill Marcy, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Mississippi, 2008 [4]
  • ... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


  1. Hozier, Charles D, and Antoine Bachelin-Delforenne. État présent De La Noblesse française (1883-1887): Contenant Le Distionnaire De La Noblesse Contemporaine Et Larmorial général De France, Dapres Les Manuscrits De Ch. D Hozier. Librairie Des Bibliophiles, 1884. Print.
  2. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  3. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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