Marsh Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Marsh Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Marsh family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,886
Coal Miner Hewer 259
Farm Labourer 229
General Labourer 223
General Servant (domestic) 182
Private Means 178
Labourer 163
Farmer 149
Cotton Weaver 115
None 114
Dressmaker 110
Domestic Servant 98
At Home 91
Scholar 86
At School 84
Clerk 80
Assisting In The Business 79
Bricklayer 75
Weaver 71
House Painter 69
Laundress 67
Housekeeper 66
Coal Miner (hewer) 65
Charwoman 63
Carter 63

Marsh Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Marsh 100% 155,894
2 Mersh 80% 1,135
3 Morish 67% 615
4 Marish 83% 180
5 Morsh 80% 114

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