Browse Surnames

This is a list of surnames in which the usage is English; and the description contains the keyword marsh.
usage
keyword
Fenn English
From a name for someone who dwelt near a marsh, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, swamp, bog".
Kerr Scottish, English
From Scots and northern Middle English kerr meaning "thicket, marsh", ultimately from Old Norse kjarr.
Marsh English
Originally denoted one who lived near a marsh or bog, derived from Old English mersc "marsh".
Marston English
From a place name derived from Old English mersc "marsh" and tun "enclosure".
Padmore English
Originally indicated a person from Padmore in England, derived from Old English padde "toad" and mor "moor, marsh".
Rush English
Indicated a person who lived near rushes, the grasslike plant that grows in a marsh, from Old English rysc.
Trask English
Originally indicated a person from Thirsk, North Yorkshire, derived from Old Norse þresk meaning "fen, marsh".
Vance English
Indicated a dweller by a fen, from Old English fenn meaning "fen, marsh".