# Marsh (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/marsh/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A topographic surname from Middle English for someone living by a marsh.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 62,304 |
| US rank (2010) | 537 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 4,955 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (60,999 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Marsh in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 83% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Marsh in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Marsh

- Othniel Charles Marsh, American paleontologist (1831–1899)
- Mae Marsh, American actress (1894-1968)
- Michael Marsh, American sprinter
- Mitchell Marsh, Australian cricketer
- George Perkins Marsh, American politician (1801-1882)
- Edward Marsh, American rower (1874-1932)
- Marian Marsh, actress (1913-2006)
- Caren Marsh Doll, actress, dancer, last surviving actress from the 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz"
- Joan Marsh, American actress (1914–2000)
- Shaun Marsh, Australian cricketer
- Marguerite Marsh, American actress (1888-1925)
- Warne Marsh, American tenor saxophonist (1927–1987)

and 10 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

March, Marchi, Maresh, Marks, Mares, Mark, Marx, Mears, Mayers, Marrs, Mars, Marasco.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.