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10/4/2013, 10:49 AM babycrookston
9/29/2013, 2:54 PM babycrookston

Name Marjoribanks
Type Surname (from location)
Usage Scottish
Pronounced Pron. MAHRCH-bangks
Other Forms FormsMarchbanks
Edit Status Statusnot set

Meaning & History

Reputedly from the name of a Scottish estate (Ratho-Marjoribankis) bestowed on Robert the Bruce's daughter MARJORIE on her marriage in 1316. A fictional bearer is Lucilla Marjoribanks, the heroine of Margaret Oliphant's novel 'Miss Marjoribanks' (1866).
Added 9/29/2013 by babycrookston