Marsden

English

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Etymology

From Old English mearc (mark, sign; boundary) + -s- + denu (valley).

Proper noun

Marsden (countable and uncountable, plural Marsdens)

  1. A suburb of Brisbane in Logan City, Queensland, Australia.
  2. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  3. A suburb of the town of South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ3965).
  4. A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0411).
  5. A ghost town and former gold mining settlement in Grey district, West Coast region, South Island, New Zealand.
  6. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Marsden is the 7096th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4718 individuals. Marsden is most common among White (91.08%) individuals.

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