Fareham

== English == === Etymology === Recorded as Ferneham in the Domesday Book, the placename derives from Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛəɹəm/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹəm === Proper noun === Fareham (countable and uncountable, plural Farehams) A town and borough in Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU578048). A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Fareham is the 29452nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 126 individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fareham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 551.