Malham

== English == === Alternative forms === (surname): Maugham === Etymology === Recorded as Malgun in the Domesday Book, the placename probably derives from Old Norse malg or maligr (“gravelly soil, sandbank”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈmaləm/ === Proper noun === Malham (countable and uncountable, plural Malhams) A village and civil parish (served by Kirkby Malhamdale Parish Council) in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district (OS grid ref SD900629). A habitational surname from Old Norse. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Malham is the 92358th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 199 individuals. Malham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals. === References === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 498.