Hindmarsh

Topographic surname for someone who lived by a marsh, from Old English hindan (“behind”) + mersċ (“marsh”).
Australian places were named after John Hindmarsh.

Hindmarsh (countable and uncountable, plural Hindmarshes)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Charles Sturt, South Australia.
3. A local government area in western Victoria, Australia; in full, the Shire of Hindmarsh.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hindmarsh is the 65424^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 303 individuals. Hindmarsh is most common among White (95.38%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hindmarsh”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 180.