The story
- Old English · derived frommere“lake, pool”
- English todayMarland
Habitational surname from a minor place in Lancashire, from Old English mere (“lake, pool”) + land (“land, estate”).
Words from the same roots
Old Englishmere all →
mereMarlowWindermereMeirmearsMayberryMarbury
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.