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There are approximately 12,438 people named Needham in the UK. That makes it the 810th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 197 are named Needham.

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 Needham surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) From Needham, a market-town in Suffolk, England--the village of cattle; Sax., neat, Danish, nod, a herd, and ham, a village. In another sense it may denote the clean, fair town.

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

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