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There are approximately 3,294 people named Ham in the UK. That makes it the 3,033rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 52 are named Ham.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Ham surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A house, borough, or village, the termination of many names of places in England; German, heim, a home; France.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

CO HAM. An estate near Torrlngton, CO. Devon, still in possession of the family, who trace their pedigi-ee only to 1547, though they were doubtless proprietors at a much earlier date. B.L.G.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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