Marsdin Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Aruba

Marsdin 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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Marsdin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England391:1,428,66862,556
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Aruba91:11,4971,511
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England561:435,27425,262
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Marsdin 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

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Marsdin Last Name Facts

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

Marsdin is most common in England. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Marsdin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,860,621st most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 73,611,575 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Marsdin are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 39 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Marsdin is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,428,668. In England it is mostly found in: West Sussex, where 49 percent are found, Greater London, where 18 percent are found and Derbyshire, where 10 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 33 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.

Marsdin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Marsdin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name contracted 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Marsdin Last Name Statistics demography

Marsdin earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.71% less than the national average, earning $46,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Marsden8634,214/
Marjdin861/
Marshden804/
Marsdenn801/
Mardsden800/
Maarsden800/
Marstden800/
Marrsden800/
Mearsden800/
Morsden7113/
Mersden7111/
Marsdem713/
Marjdeen671/
Morrsden670/
Morshdeen6312/
Meersdeen631/

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