Marmol History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
Spain

Etymology of Marmol

What does the name Marmol mean?

The noble Spanish surname Marmol is topographic origin, and therefore is derived from a geographic or man-made feature near which the original bearer lived or held land. In this instance, the surname Marmol is derived from the Spanish word "marmol," meaning "marble." Thus, the surname Marmol signifies "one who lived near a place where marmol was quarried."

Early Origins of the Marmol family

The surname Marmol was first found in the southern region of Andalusia, near Seville.

Early History of the Marmol family

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Marmol Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Marmoleja, Marmol, Marmola, Marmolejo and others.

Early Notables of the Marmol family

include Rodrigo González de Marmolejo (1487-1564), a Roman Catholic prelate, the first Bishop of Santiago de Chile (1561-1564)
Pedro de Villegas Marmolejo (1519-1596), a Spanish sculptor and painter of the Renaissance period

Marmol Ranking

the United States, the name Marmol is the 13,714^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Marmol migration to the United States +

Marmol Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Lorenzo De Marmol, who landed in Spanish Main in 1879 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Marmol (post 1700) +

Luis Enrique Mármol (1897-1926), distinguished poet who emigrated from Spain to Venezuela
Francisco Manuel Mármol (b. 1904), political scientist and lawyer in Venezuela

Sources +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)