Oldham

== English == === Etymology === Recorded as Aldehulme in the Domesday Book, the English toponym is named with Old English eald (“old”) + Old Norse holmr (“holm, islet”). Or else, the first element may be Old English Alda, a male given name, or the Cumbric/Proto-Brythonic equivalent of Welsh allt (“cliff”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɒldəm/ === Proper noun === Oldham (countable and uncountable, plural Oldhams) A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD922053). A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. An unincorporated community in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri, United States. A minor city in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States. A habitational surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Oldham is the 2792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12928 individuals. Oldham is most common among White (85.84%) individuals. === References === === Further reading === Oldham in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oldham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.