Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
HAM
There are approximately 3,294 people named Ham in the UK. That makes it the 3,033rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 52 are named Ham.
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
HammHahm
Hamb
Hama
Haim
Haime
Hamai
Haims
Hamas
Haima
Ha
Haimes
Hamed
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Haam
Haem
Hahme
Hahmm
Haimm
Haemm
Hambs
Haehm
Haamm
Haeme
Haame
Hamaa
Hahmme
Hamea
Hahms
Haamme
Hamay
Hamah
Hahmo
The Ham surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A house, borough, or village, the termination of many names of places in England; German, heim, a home; France.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
CO HAM. An estate near Torrlngton, CO. Devon, still in possession of the family, who trace their pedigi-ee only to 1547, though they were doubtless proprietors at a much earlier date. B.L.G.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.