Marsden Surname

16,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Marsden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marsden.' Parishes in the the Dioceses of Ripon, Durham, and Manchester. Lit. the marsh-valley, the dale in the swamp. A familiar surname in Lancashire, and Yorkshire.

Robert de Marcheden, Yorkshire, 1273.

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Marsden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England18,4371:3,022397
United States6,9351:52,2656,295
Australia3,5591:7,5851,126
Canada1,8071:20,3902,819
New Zealand9661:4,688752
Wales4691:6,598731
South Africa3871:139,99416,127
Scotland2781:19,2582,270
Ireland2171:21,7002,182
Northern Ireland2071:8,9131,458
Jamaica1481:19,3921,721
Spain741:631,78428,875
France611:1,088,897118,069
Switzerland531:154,96114,619
Belize511:6,9701,072
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Isle of Man461:1,866352
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Cuba371:311,4255,451
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Malta301:14,342837
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Kenya131:3,552,30039,474
Israel131:658,28045,106
Panama121:326,0227,351
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
China91:151,924,6187,954
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
India61:127,844,230863,365
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Guam11:160,1214,893
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1171:37,8623,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England12,2931:1,983276
Wales1061:14,796873
Isle of Man251:2,171273
Scotland161:233,9518,207
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0181:49,3315,620

Marsden (725) may also be a first name.

Marsden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Marsden.' Parishes in the the Dioceses of Ripon, Durham, and Manchester. Lit. the marsh-valley, the dale in the swamp. A familiar surname in Lancashire, and Yorkshire.

Robert de Marcheden, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Nicholaus Mercheden, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johanna de Mersseden, 1379: ibid.

1609. Richard Marsden, of the Castle, in Clitheroe: Wills at Chester.

1677. William Gibbins and Catherine Marsden: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

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

(English) belonging to Marsden (Lancs, Yorks, and Durham) = the Marsh-Valley [Old English mersc, a marsh + denu, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Marsden (boundary valley), the names of villages in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

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

Chapelries, &c., in cos. Lancaster and York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lancashire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Derbyshire Marsdens are numerous in the Chesterfield district. Thereis townships of the name in Yorkshire and Lancashire, where is surname is also established.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Marsdens take their name from Lancashire townships. William Marsden was mayor of Liverpool in 1725 (B. L.). The name is equally frequent in Derbyshire and in the West Riding.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The name is still well represented in Leeds The Marsdens are also well represented in Lancashire and Derbyshire. A town and two townships in the West Riding and a Lancashire township bear this name.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Marsden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Marsden (Russian: Марсден) is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marsden? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 16,258th most frequent surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 212,999 people. The surname Marsden occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Marsden reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 306,386th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 725 people.

The surname Marsden is most common in England, where it is borne by 18,437 people, or 1 in 3,022. In England Marsden is most prevalent in: Greater Manchester, where 11 percent live, Lancashire, where 11 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in 85 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Marsden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marsden has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Marsden surname increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 681 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 442 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,738 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 185 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marsden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States Marsden are 7.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.8% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Marsden earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning 378,263 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 87.53% more than the national average, earning R 445,632 per year; in United States they earn 9.4% more than the national average, earning $47,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.97% more than the national average, earning $53,146 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marshden934/
Marsdenn931/
Mardsden930/
Maarsden930/
Marstden930/
Marrsden930/
Mearsden930/
Marsdin8699/
Morsden8613/
Mersden8611/
Marsdem863/
Marjdeen801/
Morrsden800/
Morshdeen7512/
Meersdeen751/
Marjdin711/

Marsden Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Marsden in the Russian language
Марсденmarsden-

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