Boreham
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English
Etymology
From Old English bor (“elevated place; hill”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).
Proper noun
Boreham (countable and uncountable, plural Borehams)
- A village and civil parish in the city of Chelmsford district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7509). [1]
- A former hamlet, now a suburb of Warminster, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8844).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Boreham is the 109258th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 162 individuals. Boreham is most common among White (93.83%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boreham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196.