Hindmarsh

English

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a marsh, from Old English hindan (“behind”) + mersċ (“marsh”).

Proper noun

Hindmarsh (plural Hindmarshes)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hindmarsh is the 65424^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 303 individuals. Hindmarsh is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hindmarsh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.