Barham
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
(surname): Bareham, Boram
=== Etymology ===
Two possible origins:
The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”).
The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + hām (“homestead”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈbæɹəm/
=== Proper noun ===
Barham (countable and uncountable, plural Barhams)
(uncountable) A placename:
A village in Barham and Woolley parish, Huntingdonshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL1375).
A village and civil parish in Canterbury district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2050).
A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1451).
A town in Riverina district, New South Wales, Australia.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
==== Derived terms ====
Barham and Woolley
==== Statistics ====
According to the 2010 United States Census, Barham is the 5547th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6266 individuals. Barham is most common among White (79.25%) and Black/African American (15.51%) individuals.
=== References ===
Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 101.
=== Anagrams ===
Brahma, Braham, Bahrām, Rambha, Bramah, Bahram