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There are approximately 1,290 people named Putnam in the UK. That makes it the 6,127th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 20 are named Putnam.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Putnam surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Dutch.) From Put or Putten, a well, and ham, a house or town. Welltown, or the house by the well.

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

PUTNAM. Puttenham, parishes in cos. Hertford and Surrey.

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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