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 | 55 |
| Buckinghamshire | 47 |
| Berkshire | 111 |
| Cambridgeshire | 229 |
| Channel Islands | 33 |
| Cheshire | 429 |
| Cornwall | 30 |
| Cumberland | 77 |
| Derbyshire | 432 |
| Devon | 211 |
| Dorset | 572 |
| Durham | 258 |
| Essex | 411 |
| Gloucestershire | 515 |
| Hampshire | 809 |
| Herefordshire | 22 |
| Hertfordshire | 83 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 5 |
| Isle of Man | 16 |
| Kent | 2,057 |
| Lancashire | 4,099 |
| Leicestershire | 122 |
| Lincolnshire | 222 |
| London | 2,691 |
| Middlesex | 283 |
| Northumberland | 113 |
| Norfolk | 114 |
| Northamptonshire | 161 |
| Nottinghamshire | 483 |
| Oxfordshire | 59 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 5 |
| Shropshire | 187 |
| Suffolk | 307 |
| Somerset | 766 |
| Surrey | 344 |
| Sussex | 498 |
| Staffordshire | 1,299 |
| Warwickshire | 291 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 310 |
| Worcestershire | 198 |
| Yorkshire | 1,821 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 5 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 10 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 287 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 9 |
| Monmouthshire | 218 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 3,569 |
| Coal Miner | 506 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 334 |
| General Labourer | 307 |
| Labourer | 201 |
| Cotton Weaver | 194 |
| Domestic Servant | 186 |
| Dress Maker | 183 |
| Living On Own Means | 151 |
| Farmer | 138 |
| General Servant | 117 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 108 |
| General Servant Domestic | 95 |
| Farm Labourer | 88 |
| Laundress | 85 |
| House Keeper | 76 |
| Blacksmith | 67 |
| Carpenter | 65 |
| General Domestic Servant | 65 |
| Clerk | 61 |
| Gardener | 59 |
| Farm Servant | 58 |
| Grocer | 54 |
| Butcher | 53 |
| Cotton Spinner | 48 |
| 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 |