Marlow

English

Alternative forms

• Marlowe

Etymology

From Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + hlǣw (“mountain, hill”).

Proper noun

Marlow (countable and uncountable, plural Marlows)

1. A common placename:
   1. A town on the River Thames in southern Buckinghamshire, England, previously in Wycombe district (OS grid ref SU8586).
   2. A village in Leintwardine parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO399765).
   3. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri, United States.
   4. A town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States.
   5. A city in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States.
   6. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Tennessee, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Little Marlow

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Marlow is the 2728^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 13205 individuals. Marlow is most common among White (86.97%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Marlow”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 519.

Anagrams

• wormal