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