The Marvel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,862 people carried this name — #8,523 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is down 1% from 3,891 in 2000.

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In print

Marvel in American newspapers,
1894–1930.

Newspaper page from Delaware Gazette And State Journal carrying the name Marvel
Delaware Gazette And State Journal 1894-11-22
Newspaper page from San Antonio Daily Light carrying the name Marvel
San Antonio Daily Light 1897-08-15
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Marvel
Evening Star 1930-10-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,282 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Marvel in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

3,117 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Marvel. The most, 1,198, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 2.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 747
Victoria 690
New South Wales 662
South Australia 466
Tasmania 309
Queensland 166
ACT (Canberra) 65
Northern Territory 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Marvel.

Who carried it

People named Marvel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Josiah Marvel Jr.
    Josiah Marvel Jr. 1904–1955 · diplomat
  • Carl Shipp Marvel 1894–1988 · chemist
  • Odd Marvel 1896–1992 · physician
  • William Marvel 1910–1991 · judge

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Marvel,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States261 records

261 records of the Marvel name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 153
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 35
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 34
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 16
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 9
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Samuel D. Marvel

    Born 1916 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1943 at Camp Forrest; janitor from Davidson County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1977, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Samuel Marvel

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the City of Richmond from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 19; mason. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Walter E. Marvel

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1877, died 1948; buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 261 records for Marvel in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia37 records

37 records of the Marvel name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 17
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 13
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Charles Marvel

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Waterloo, sailing from Portsmouth in 1834. Native of Leicester, Leicestershire. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1844.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Marvel

    Arrived in Queensland in 1890 aboard the Jumna, aged 29.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Jane Marvel

    Matron of Melbourne, Victoria; died 1933.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 37 records for Marvel in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Marvel name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Helena Marvel

    Married in 1723 in Breda.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Breda (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Adam Marvel

    Buried in 1744 in Jacobynerkerk.

    Open Archives, AlleFriezen (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Cristina Marvel

    Baptised in 1652 in Arnhem.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France2 records

2 records of the Marvel name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Omer Andre Valentin Marvel

    Born 1922 in Saint-Aubin-le-Cloud (Deux-Sèvres); died 1998 in Migné-Auxances (Vienne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Joseph Marvel

    Born 1909 in Niort; died 1977 in Niort (Deux-Sèvres).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Marvel name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Marvel

    Married 1790 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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