Marbury
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Marberry
Etymology
From Old English mere (“pool, lake”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
Proper noun
Marbury (countable and uncountable, plural Marburys)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village in Marbury and District parish, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, previously in Marbury cum Quoisley parish (OS grid ref SJ560457).
- A census-designated place in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Marbury is the 13195th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2316 individuals. Marbury is most common among Black/African American (68.52%) and White (26.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Marbury”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 511.