The Marsella surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 929 people carried this name — #26,282 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 322,600 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (925).
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 104 people named Marsella.
52 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Rhône.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
51 people named Marsella live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 25 people named Marsella 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Marsella,
with a public archive behind them.
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Checco Marsella 1944– · singer -
Anthony J. Marsella 1940–2024 · psychologist
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Rosanna Marsella 1966– · university teacher
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Brian Marsella 1980– · composer
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Luca Marsella 1984– · spokesperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Marsella.
- Mars 4,384 · U.S. census
- Marsac 199 · U.S. census
- Marsala 1,576 · U.S. census
- Marsan 497 · U.S. census
- Marschall 1,075 · U.S. census
- Marseille 650 · U.S. census
- Marshall 183,922 · U.S. census
- Marsili 381 · U.S. census
- Marson 1,616 · U.S. census
- Marszalek 958 · U.S. census
- Marta 1,203 · U.S. census
- Marte 8,867 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Marsella is.
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