Marsh Name Meaning: A name given to someone who lived near a marsh.
From the Old English \"mersc\" (and the Middle English \"mershe\"), this was a name given to someone who lived near a fen or a marsh.
Discover how your Marsh ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 36 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 319 |
| Channel Islands | 20 |
| Cheshire | 327 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 41 |
| Derbyshire | 310 |
| Devon | 214 |
| Dorset | 663 |
| Durham | 106 |
| Essex | 425 |
| Gloucestershire | 466 |
| Hampshire | 657 |
| Herefordshire | 28 |
| Hertfordshire | 83 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 25 |
| Isle of Man | 14 |
| Kent | 1,677 |
| Lancashire | 3,277 |
| Leicestershire | 67 |
| Lincolnshire | 202 |
| London | 2,082 |
| Middlesex | 130 |
| Northumberland | 41 |
| Norfolk | 125 |
| Northamptonshire | 147 |
| Nottinghamshire | 395 |
| Oxfordshire | 74 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 25 |
| Shropshire | 197 |
| Suffolk | 366 |
| Somerset | 797 |
| Surrey | 209 |
| Sussex | 330 |
| Staffordshire | 1,178 |
| Warwickshire | 267 |
| Westmorland | 4 |
| Wiltshire | 297 |
| Worcestershire | 144 |
| Yorkshire | 1,357 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 2 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 15 |
| Denbighshire | 16 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 83 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 161 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,035 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 469 |
| Labourer | 380 |
| Coal Miner | 236 |
| Domestic Servant | 180 |
| General Servant | 165 |
| Dress Maker | 143 |
| Cotton Weaver | 125 |
| House Keeper | 98 |
| Laundress | 97 |
| Annuitant | 82 |
| Servant | 82 |
| Gardener | 72 |
| Farm Labourer | 71 |
| Miner | 68 |
| Carpenter | 66 |
| Blacksmith | 60 |
| Shoe Maker | 52 |
| Farm Servant | 48 |
| General Servant Domestic | 47 |
| Tailor | 46 |
| Wife Of Above | 45 |
| Nurse | 44 |
| Errand Boy | 43 |
| Nailer | 41 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Marsh | 10,025 |
| William Marsh | 9,828 |
| John Marsh | 8,803 |
| Elizabeth Marsh | 6,330 |
| Thomas Marsh | 5,479 |
| George Marsh | 5,416 |
| Sarah Marsh | 5,363 |
| James Marsh | 5,038 |
| Henry Marsh | 3,555 |
| Ann Marsh | 3,363 |
| Joseph Marsh | 3,057 |
| Charles Marsh | 2,947 |
| Jane Marsh | 2,686 |
| Alice Marsh | 2,635 |
| Ellen Marsh | 2,434 |
| Eliza Marsh | 2,333 |
| Emma Marsh | 2,079 |
| Robert Marsh | 2,023 |
| Annie Marsh | 1,964 |
| Edward Marsh | 1,879 |
| Emily Marsh | 1,760 |
| Richard Marsh | 1,726 |
| Frederick Marsh | 1,681 |
| Hannah Marsh | 1,643 |
| Margaret Marsh | 1,573 |