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Marlow Family History

Marlow Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from the place in Buckinghamshire on the Thames named in Old English with mere ‘lake pool’ + lāfe ‘remnants leavings’ i.e. a boggy area remaining after a lake had been drained.

There has been some confusion with Marley.

Americanized form of French Canadian Marleau.

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


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Where is the Marlow family from?

You can see how Marlow families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Marlow family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Marlow families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 563 Marlow families living in London. This was about 15% of all the recorded Marlow's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Marlow families in 1891.
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What did your Marlow ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Marlow. 9% of Marlow men worked as a General Labourer and 68% of Marlow women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Marlow were Bricklayer and Incapacitated.

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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 1939

  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Gardener
    6%
  • Builders Labourer
    5%
  • Bricklayer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    68%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Incapacitated
    2%

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Passenger Lists

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

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There are 15,000 military records available for the last name Marlow. For the veterans among your Marlow ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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