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 | 13 |
| Berkshire | 44 |
| Cambridgeshire | 285 |
| Channel Islands | 39 |
| Cheshire | 209 |
| Cornwall | 15 |
| Cumberland | 38 |
| Derbyshire | 319 |
| Devon | 225 |
| Dorset | 637 |
| Durham | 66 |
| Essex | 315 |
| Gloucestershire | 389 |
| Hampshire | 645 |
| Herefordshire | 29 |
| Hertfordshire | 47 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 33 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 1,602 |
| Lancashire | 3,054 |
| Leicestershire | 80 |
| Lincolnshire | 200 |
| London | 1,292 |
| Middlesex | 100 |
| Northumberland | 39 |
| Norfolk | 136 |
| Northamptonshire | 142 |
| Nottinghamshire | 424 |
| Oxfordshire | 53 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 33 |
| Shropshire | 184 |
| Suffolk | 303 |
| Somerset | 658 |
| Surrey | 163 |
| Sussex | 259 |
| Staffordshire | 1,060 |
| Warwickshire | 213 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 299 |
| Worcestershire | 159 |
| Yorkshire | 1,040 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 15 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 52 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 16 |
| Monmouthshire | 124 |
| Pembrokeshire | 8 |
| Radnorshire | 5 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 2,470 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 632 |
| Labourer | 218 |
| Coal Miner | 186 |
| House Servant | 175 |
| Dress Maker | 123 |
| Cotton Weaver | 123 |
| Servant | 119 |
| Carter | 116 |
| House Keeper | 105 |
| Laundress | 87 |
| General Servant | 76 |
| Shoe Maker | 63 |
| Carpenter | 57 |
| Blacksmith | 56 |
| House Maid | 51 |
| Gardener | 50 |
| Cook | 49 |
| Tailor | 44 |
| Farm Labourer | 44 |
| Grocer | 43 |
| Nailor | 39 |
| Farmer | 35 |
| Groom | 35 |
| Collier | 34 |
| 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 |