Given name & surname
Marston
“from the town near the marsh”
Marston is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the town near the marsh.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the town near the marsh.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Marston through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 403
- 403 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #10,312 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −25%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 10,312 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 24.6% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 342 as a first name in 2020; 6,036 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Marston’s family of names
Marston has a related form in Marstan. Marston has a related form in Marsten. Marston has a related form in Marstin.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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