Marsland Surname

110,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,214 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Marsland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the marsh land,' from residence thereby. I cannot find any particular spot bearing this name, but it seems to be North English.

Ricardus Mersland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Marsland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2601:24,6543,405
United States7681:471,95240,109
Australia6251:43,1935,488
Canada2261:163,03416,442
Scotland1031:51,9794,440
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
New Zealand481:94,34012,897
Wales301:103,1518,167
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7501:13,9292,089
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Marsland (10) may also be a first name.

Marsland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the marsh land,' from residence thereby. I cannot find any particular spot bearing this name, but it seems to be North English.

Ricardus Mersland, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Thomas Marsland, of Chester, 1609: Wills at Chester.

John Marsland, of Stockport, 1603: ibid.

1742. Married — Joshua Kelly and Patience Marsland: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(English) Dweller at 1 the Pool- Land [Old English meres, genit. of mere, a pool + land] 2 the Marsh-Land [Old English mersc + land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Cornwall.

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

Cheadle has long been the home of the Marslands; there was a Stockport family of this name last century (E.). At present the name is established on and near the Lancashire border in the neighbourhood of Manchester.

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

Marsland Last Name Facts

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

Marsland occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marsland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 110,325th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,729,365 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Marsland reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in British Isles. Marsland is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name globally, held by 10 people.

The surname Marsland is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 2,260 people, or 1 in 24,654. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 30 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 7 percent reside and Greater London, where 7 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Marsland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Marsland has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 614 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 936 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Marsland Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Marsland surname are 2.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Marsland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.42% more than the national average, earning R 473,892 per year; in United States they earn 12.12% more than the national average, earning $48,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.06% more than the national average, earning $55,676 CAD per year.

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