Marlow
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English
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Etymology
From Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill”).
Proper noun
Marlow (countable and uncountable, plural Marlows)
- A common placename:
- A town and civil parish with a town council on the River Thames in southern Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8586). [1]
- A village in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO399765).
- An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
- A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.
- A city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Marlow is the 2728th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13205 individuals. Marlow is most common among White (86.97%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Marlow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 519.