Brigham
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English
Etymology
From bryċġ + hām, "homestead by the bridge".
Proper noun
Brigham (countable and uncountable, plural Brighams)
- A surname.
- A village and civil parish in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0830).
- A small village in Foston on the Wolds parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0753).
- A town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Brigham is the 5369th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6485 individuals. Brigham is most common among White (77.96%) and Black/African American (16.72%) individuals.