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Marston Name Meaning

English: habitational name from one or other of the numerous places called Marston or Merston in counties including Bedfordshire Cheshire Derbyshire Gloucestershire Isle of Wight Kent Northamptonshire Oxfordshire Shropshire Staffordshire Sussex and Worcestershire. Most of the placenames derive from Old English mersc ‘marsh’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Harston, Marton, Easton, Marson, Muston, Morton, Murton, Martin

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Where is the Marston family from?

You can see how Marston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Marston family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Marston families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1911 there were 28 Marston families living in Ontario. This was about 32% of all the recorded Marston's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Marston families in 1911.
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What did your Marston ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Marston. 39% of Marston men worked as a Farmer and 24% of Marston women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Marston were Carpenter and Income. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    39%
  • Labourer
    12%
  • Laborer
    12%
  • Carpenter
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Stenographer
    24%
  • Teacher
    16%
  • Rentier
    16%
  • Income
    16%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 8,000 immigration records available for the last name Marston. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 13,000 military records available for the last name Marston. For the veterans among your Marston ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Marston lifespan?

Between 1941 and 2004, in the United States, Marston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Marston in 1941 was 52, and 77 in 2004.

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