Marion History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Marion family

The surname Marion was first found in Hampshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Norman 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. The family name was first referenced in the 12th century when they held estates in that shire. They were one of the many noble Norman families King Henry recruited from Normandy during his reign. They were of Marrini or Marigny family of Calvados in Bayeux at Marigny, 4 kilometers from Port en Bessin. In 1166 Gwerri or Guerri Marigny held half a knights fee from Adam de Port, a Norman Baron, at Mapledurwell, 3 miles from Basingstoke. The family held a family seat at Winteringham in Lincolnshire in early times. "The estates were anciently held by the Marmions, one of whom, in the reign of Edward II., obtained a charter for a market here, now no longer held." 1

Early History of the Marion family

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Marion Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marin, Marinn, Marrin, Marrine, Marinson, Marynson, Marrenson and many more.

Early Notables of the Marion family

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Marion World Ranking

In the United States, the name Marion is the 1,873^rd most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 2 However, in Quebec, Canada, the name Marion is ranked the 780^th most popular surname. 3 And in France, the name Marion is the 212^nd popular surname with an estimated 16,549 people with that name. 4

Marion migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marion Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Amedee Jean Marion, who landed in New York, NY in 1832 5
Jose Marion, aged 25, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1837 5
Sam Marion, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850-1865 5
Michael R G Marion, who landed in St Clair County, Illinois in 1856 5
Peter I C Marion, who arrived in St Clair County, III in 1857 5
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Marion migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Marion Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Georges Marion, son of Nicolas and Marie, who married Marie-Madeleine Dumets, daughter of Jean and Jeanne, in Quebec on 12th November 1693 6

Marion Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Henri Marion, son of Jean and Jeanne, who married Anne Simon, daughter of Hubert and Marie, in Montreal, Quebec on 18th July 1718 6
François Marion, son of Georges and Marie-Madeleine, who married Charlotte Boucher, daughter of Denis and Marie-Jeanne, in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec on 24th February 1721 6
Nicolas Marion, son of Georges and Marie-Madeleine, who married Marie-Anne Durand, daughter of Louis and Élisabeth, in Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Quebec on 11th January 1723 6
Étienne Marion, son of Georges and Marie-Madeleine, who married Marie-Jeanne Hunault, daughter of Pierre and Catherine, in Repentigny, Quebec on 3rd February 1728 6
Étienne Marion, son of François and Charlotte, who married Marie-Thérèse Dubois, daughter of Nicolas and Marie-Thérèse, in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec on 23rd July 1748 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Marion (post 1700) +

Paul Marion (1915-2011), American actor from The Bronx, known for his roles in To Have and Have Not (1944), Mysterious Doctor Satan and Captain Midnight
Shawn Dwayne Marion (b. 1978), American professional basketball player
Brigadier General Francis Marion (1733-1795), American military leader during the American Revolutionary War
Daniel Joseph Marion (1945-2022), Canadian Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from March 26, 1999, until March 31, 2000
Charles Stanislas Marion, French Brigadier General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
Brigadier-General Charles Marion (1887-1944), French Commanding Officer during World War II 8
Joseph Paul Marion (b. 1927), Canadian retired politician in Manitoba
Martin Whiteford Marion (b. 1917), American former shortstop and manager in Major League Baseball
Betty Marion White Ludden (1922-2021), American five time Primetime Emmy Award, two Daytime Emmy Award winning actress and comedian, her career spanned seven decades, the first woman to produce a sitcom (Life with Elizabeth), which contributed to her being named honorary Mayor of Hollywood in 1955, best known for her roles as Sue Ann Nivens on the CBS sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973–1977), Rose Nylund on the NBC sitcom The Golden Girls (1985–1992), and Elka Ostrovsky on the TV Land sitcom Hot in Cleveland (2010–2015), inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995
Stanley Marion Garn (1922-2007), American human biologist and educator, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Michigan

Citations +

Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 2, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, April 14) Charles Marion. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 11) Charles Marion. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Marion/Charles-L%C3%A9once-Pierre/France.html