Marcellais

Marcellais Meaning & Origin

About Marcellais
The surname Marcellais is of French origin and is derived from the personal name Marcel, which itself comes from the Latin name Marcellus. The name Marcellus was a Roman family name derived from the Latin word "marcus," meaning "hammer." Therefore, the surname Marcellais likely originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify someone as the "son of Marcel."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Marcellais is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Marcellais: 104
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 156,044
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Marcellais based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRSL
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0620402
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AA0 R S EY0 L AA1
🌐 IPA
/marcellais*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRSL', 'MRSLS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M624

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Marcellais in Braille

Here's how to represent Marcellais in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Marcellais in braille

How to sign the name Marcellais using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Marcellais using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Marcellais in sign language

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