Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BURNHAM
There are approximately 4,617 people named Burnham in the UK. That makes it the 2,266th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 73 are named Burnham.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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Barnham
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Bernhaim
Barnhem
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Barnheime
Bernaham
Barynham
Berinham
Barneham
Birneham
Barnyham
Beronham
Barnhum
The Burnham surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) Derived from Burnham, a town in Norfolk, also in Essex, England; in the old English, Bourn or Burn, signifies a river, and ham, a village or town--the village by the river. Bourn, burn, and bern, in the Cornish-British, is a hill, a heap; and Burnham, the house or town on the rising ground.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BURNHAM. Parishes In cos. Bucks, Essex, Somerset, Norfolk, &c.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.