The Marsala surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,576 people carried this name — #17,775 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 188,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 1,508 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 185 people named Marsala 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 91 people named Marsala.
Most of them — 62 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 57 people named Marsala 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 Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
47 people named Marsala live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Vaud.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Who carried it
People named Marsala,
with a public archive behind them.
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Adele Girard 1913–1993 · music arranger -
Adele Girard 1913–1993 · music arranger -
Joe Marsala 1907–1978 · musician
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Marty Marsala 1909–1975 · jazz musician
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Isabelle Marsala 1958– · artist
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Melissa Marsala 1975– · actor
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Marsala.
- Marrocco 744 · U.S. census
- Marron 5,129 · U.S. census
- Marrone 3,818 · U.S. census
- Marry 409 · U.S. census
- Mars 4,384 · U.S. census
- Marsac 199 · U.S. census
- Marsan 497 · U.S. census
- Marschall 1,075 · U.S. census
- Marseille 650 · U.S. census
- Marsella 929 · U.S. census
- Marshall 183,922 · U.S. census
- Marsili 381 · U.S. census
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