Marland Surname

125,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Palau

Marland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marland,' an estate in the township of Castleton and parish of Rochdale. Marland, or Mereland (from its water), in this township (Castleton), is of high antiquity. Alan de Merland, Adam de Merland, and Andrew de Merland were living in the 13th century.

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Marland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6481:33,8104,468
United States8041:450,82038,620
Australia4771:56,5956,903
France2371:280,26543,035
Canada781:472,37940,609
Wales761:40,7183,964
Scotland461:116,3877,543
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Denmark311:182,08815,299
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
Indonesia251:5,289,968246,176
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Palau11:21,643223
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0361:23,5283,274
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Marland (1,573) may also be a first name.

Marland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marland,' an estate in the township of Castleton and parish of Rochdale. Marland, or Mereland (from its water), in this township (Castleton), is of high antiquity. Alan de Merland, Adam de Merland, and Andrew de Merland were living in the 13th century... .A branch of the family of Marland continued to reside and hold lands at Marland from the earliest period until the latter part of the 17th century — James Marland, of Marland, gentleman, being buried within Trinity Chapel, in Rochdale Church, in 1675. The name is not extinct in South Lancashire.

James Marland, of Rochdale, 1584: Wills at Chester.

Alice Marland, of Bradley, 1589: ibid.

John Marland, of Hartshead, Ashton-under-Lyne, 1610: ibid.

1609. Married — James Mareland and Sarah Sanson: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) Dweller at 1 the Lake- Land [Old English mere + land] 2 the Boundary-Land [Old English mǽre + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Marland (land on a lake) in Devonshire; dweller on the land by the lake.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Marland Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Marland Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Marland (Arabic: مارلاند, Marathi: मालड, Russian: Марланд) occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marland? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 125,918th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,017,593 people. The last name Marland occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Marland are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 195,177th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 1,573 people.

This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,648 people, or 1 in 33,810. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 45 percent are found, Lancashire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 7 percent are found. Aside from England Marland exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Marland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marland has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 490 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Marland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Marland last name are 12.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.94% more than the national average, earning R 382,464 per year; in United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.64% more than the national average, earning $61,923 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Marland Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marland in the Marathi language
मालडmalada-
Marland in the Russian language
Марландmarland-
Marland in the Arabic language
مارلاندmarland-

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