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There are approximately 46,345 people named Marsh in the UK. That makes it the 175th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 734 are named Marsh.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

Related and similar surnames

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The Marsh surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Teutonic.) Maresche, Morass, a fen, a tract of low, wet land.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

t" MARSH. A termination of various local surnames, implying j;«?;.?, low and marsh}' ground, as Hindmarsh, Saltmarsh, Titmarsh.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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