The Marchal surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 541 people carried this name — #40,432 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is down 16% from 641 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 10,799 people named Marchal.
258 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 99 départements, most often Vosges.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 4,144 people named Marchal live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 211 people named Marchal live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
153 people named Marchal live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Marchal.
- Marcellin 288 · U.S. census
- Marcellino 854 · U.S. census
- Marcello 2,810 · U.S. census
- Marceron 115 · U.S. census
- Marcet 165 · U.S. census
- March 10,719 · U.S. census
- Marchand 6,610 · U.S. census
- Marchant 5,834 · U.S. census
- Marche 258 · U.S. census
- Marcher 145 · U.S. census
- Marcheschi 310 · U.S. census
- Marchese 6,670 · U.S. census
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