Burlingham
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Bærla or Byrla + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Burlingham (countable and uncountable, plural Burlinghams)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- Three villages in Lingwood and Burlingham civil parish, Norfolk, England: Burlingham Green, North Burlingham and South Burlingham.
- An unincorporated community in Meigs County, Ohio, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Burlingham is the 32599th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 705 individuals. Burlingham is most common among White (95.04%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burlingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 256.