Farnham

== English == === Etymology === From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːnəm/ === Proper noun === Farnham (countable and uncountable, plural Farnhams) (uncountable) A placename: A place in England: A village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9515). A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4724). A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3460). A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM3660). A market town and civil parish with a town council in Waverley district, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8447). A village in Erie County, New York, United States. An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States. A locality in the Dubbo council area, central New South Wales, Australia. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Farnham is the 7038th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4757 individuals. Farnham is most common among White (95.21%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farnham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.