Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
PUTNAM
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
Related and similar surnames
PutmanPutnal
Puttnam
Putnnam
Putname
Putnams
Putnem
Putnamr
Puttnem
Pootnam
Putenam
Putnamsr
Putnaman
Putnham
Putna
Putnan
Puttenam
Putnamham
Putnman
Putnay
Putnai
Puttnan
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.
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.