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BURNHAM

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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

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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.

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

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