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 | 105 |
| Buckinghamshire | 73 |
| Berkshire | 151 |
| Cambridgeshire | 275 |
| Channel Islands | 55 |
| Cheshire | 580 |
| Cornwall | 24 |
| Cumberland | 70 |
| Derbyshire | 577 |
| Devon | 190 |
| Dorset | 632 |
| Durham | 382 |
| Essex | 995 |
| Gloucestershire | 714 |
| Hampshire | 1,200 |
| Herefordshire | 47 |
| Hertfordshire | 125 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 17 |
| Isle of Man | 9 |
| Kent | 2,634 |
| Lancashire | 5,742 |
| Leicestershire | 170 |
| Lincolnshire | 244 |
| London | 3,481 |
| Middlesex | 712 |
| Northumberland | 135 |
| Norfolk | 128 |
| Northamptonshire | 214 |
| Nottinghamshire | 772 |
| Oxfordshire | 45 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 17 |
| Shropshire | 248 |
| Suffolk | 393 |
| Somerset | 849 |
| Surrey | 687 |
| Sussex | 585 |
| Staffordshire | 1,895 |
| Warwickshire | 381 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 356 |
| Worcestershire | 396 |
| Yorkshire | 2,718 |
| Anglesey | 15 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 3 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 29 |
| Denbighshire | 13 |
| Flintshire | 21 |
| Glamorgan | 469 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 16 |
| Monmouthshire | 371 |
| Pembrokeshire | 6 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |