Släkthistoria för Marsay
Marsay Vad efternamn betyder
variant of Mercer from Middle English mercer merser marser ‘textile merchant’ in which final -er has been weakened to -ey. From the Lythe (NR Yorks) parish registers Redmonds Dictionary of Yorks Surnames cites William Mercer otherwise called Marsea Marsa and Marsay (1784-1806). It remains to be shown whether or not the same development occurred in other counties. from Marcy (Manche). Some of the following post-medieval examples could alternatively belong with (1) -3 or (4). from Mattersey (Notts) frequently recorded as Mathersey(e) Maresei(e) Meresei(e) and Marsey(e) in the medieval records. The place-name denotes the well-watered land (Old English ēg) of a man named with the Old English personal name Mǣðhere. It is uncertain whether this family name survived into the modern period and either of the post-medieval examples below could belong to one of the other senses. perhaps from Middle English mercy marsy ‘pardon compassion’ but evidence for this is slight and uncertain. The word was used as a female given name from the 16th century onwards but this is too late for it to have given rise to a surname.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016