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.
Discover how your Marsden ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 26 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 14 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 382 |
| Cornwall | 3 |
| Cumberland | 52 |
| Derbyshire | 867 |
| Devon | 36 |
| Dorset | 7 |
| Durham | 282 |
| Essex | 132 |
| Gloucestershire | 21 |
| Hampshire | 52 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 31 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 30 |
| Kent | 81 |
| Lancashire | 6,997 |
| Leicestershire | 125 |
| Lincolnshire | 102 |
| London | 447 |
| Middlesex | 83 |
| Northumberland | 47 |
| Norfolk | 8 |
| Northamptonshire | 24 |
| Nottinghamshire | 348 |
| Oxfordshire | 7 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 8 |
| Suffolk | 17 |
| Somerset | 35 |
| Surrey | 71 |
| Sussex | 40 |
| Staffordshire | 270 |
| Warwickshire | 101 |
| Westmorland | 8 |
| Wiltshire | 4 |
| Worcestershire | 57 |
| Yorkshire | 4,991 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 8 |
| Cardiganshire | 28 |
| Carnarvonshire | 11 |
| Carmarthenshire | 9 |
| Denbighshire | 14 |
| Flintshire | 6 |
| Glamorgan | 54 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 20 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 1,385 |
| Cotton Weaver | 436 |
| Weaver | 162 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 113 |
| Private Means | 96 |
| Labourer | 85 |
| Weaver Cotton | 81 |
| Farmer | 77 |
| General Labourer | 73 |
| Housekeeper | 71 |
| At Home | 58 |
| None | 57 |
| Carter | 53 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 51 |
| At School | 49 |
| Cotton Winder | 46 |
| House Keeper | 45 |
| Farm Labourer | 44 |
| Clerk | 43 |
| Joiner | 40 |
| Dressmaker | 39 |
| Cotton Spinner | 37 |
| Scholar | 36 |
| Coal Miner (hewer) | 36 |
| Shop Assistant | 35 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Marsden | 6,297 |
| John Marsden | 5,844 |
| William Marsden | 4,881 |
| Elizabeth Marsden | 3,499 |
| Thomas Marsden | 3,367 |
| Sarah Marsden | 3,167 |
| James Marsden | 2,886 |
| George Marsden | 2,465 |
| Joseph Marsden | 2,108 |
| Ann Marsden | 2,104 |
| Alice Marsden | 1,815 |
| Jane Marsden | 1,742 |
| Ellen Marsden | 1,498 |
| Hannah Marsden | 1,465 |
| Margaret Marsden | 1,350 |
| Annie Marsden | 1,240 |
| Henry Marsden | 1,205 |
| Robert Marsden | 1,182 |
| Martha Marsden | 1,016 |
| Charles Marsden | 954 |
| Richard Marsden | 922 |
| Emma Marsden | 849 |
| Eliza Marsden | 838 |
| Samuel Marsden | 792 |
| Edward Marsden | 623 |