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 | 67 |
| Buckinghamshire | 51 |
| Berkshire | 162 |
| Cambridgeshire | 272 |
| Channel Islands | 60 |
| Cheshire | 498 |
| Cornwall | 26 |
| Cumberland | 74 |
| Derbyshire | 540 |
| Devon | 208 |
| Dorset | 630 |
| Durham | 318 |
| Essex | 870 |
| Gloucestershire | 755 |
| Hampshire | 1,028 |
| Herefordshire | 32 |
| Hertfordshire | 82 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 7 |
| Kent | 2,208 |
| Lancashire | 4,908 |
| Leicestershire | 176 |
| Lincolnshire | 227 |
| London | 3,039 |
| Middlesex | 473 |
| Northumberland | 112 |
| Norfolk | 122 |
| Northamptonshire | 183 |
| Nottinghamshire | 603 |
| Oxfordshire | 51 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 233 |
| Suffolk | 349 |
| Somerset | 744 |
| Surrey | 512 |
| Sussex | 510 |
| Staffordshire | 1,635 |
| Warwickshire | 334 |
| Westmorland | 9 |
| Wiltshire | 336 |
| Worcestershire | 274 |
| Yorkshire | 2,316 |
| Anglesey | 9 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 13 |
| Carmarthenshire | 25 |
| Denbighshire | 8 |
| Flintshire | 17 |
| Glamorgan | 309 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 11 |
| Monmouthshire | 320 |
| Pembrokeshire | 7 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 295 |
| General Labourer | 287 |
| General Servant Domestic | 199 |
| Cotton Weaver | 193 |
| Dress Maker | 163 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 153 |
| Scholar | 151 |
| Farmer | 130 |
| Cook Domestic | 116 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 90 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 88 |
| Domestic Servant | 82 |
| Carpenter | 78 |
| Tailoress | 66 |
| Coal Miner | 65 |
| Coal Hewer | 62 |
| Charwoman | 60 |
| School | 57 |
| Gardener Domestic | 56 |
| Laundress Wash | 56 |
| Bricklayer | 55 |
| House Maid Domestic | 52 |
| House Painter | 50 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 50 |
| Dressmaker | 46 |
| 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 |