Marbury

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)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village in Marbury cum Quoisley parish, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ560457).
   2. A census-designated place in Autauga County, Alabama, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Charles County, US.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Marbury is the 13195^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 511.