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
Cotton Weaver 562
Living On Own Means 156
General Labourer 123
Farmer 85
Dress Maker 81
Cotton Spinner 78
Coal Miner Hewer 73
Cotton Winder 71
General Servant Domestic 69
Scholar 49
Cotton C Weaver 43
Woollen Weaver 41
Stone Mason 35
Cotton Card Room Hand 31
Domestic Servant 31
Charwoman 29
Joiner 29
Worsted Spinner 26
House Keeper 25
Butcher 25
Cook Domestic 24
Coal Hewer 23
Joiner Carpenter 22
Blacksmith 21
House Keeper Domestic 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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