Marsden Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Marsden Name Meaning: From Old English 'mearc' meaning boundary & 'denu' meaning valley & given to those from Marsden in Lancashire & Yorkshire

First found in Lancashire & listed in the census rolls taken by the early Kings of Britain for taxation purposes.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Marsden Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Marsden family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 882
At Home 122
Power Loom Weaver 117
Agricultural Labourer 86
House Servant 82
Labourer 77
Coal Miner 71
Dress Maker 71
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 68
Weaver 66
House Keeper 53
Farm Labourer 51
Hand Loom Weaver 50
Stone Mason 48
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 47
Cotton Weaver 40
Servant 38
Cotton Spinner 37
Farmer 31
Cotton Power Loom Weaver 31
Blacksmith 29
Wife Of Above 27
Shoe Maker 27
Weaver Cotton 22
Scholar At Home 21

Marsden Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Marsden 100% 85,049
2 Marsdon 86% 1,356
3 Marsdin 86% 324
4 Morsden 86% 249

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The surname Marsden is the most popular version of all its varients

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