Burnham
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English
Etymology
From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Burnham (countable and uncountable, plural Burnhams)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A large village in South Bucks district, Buckinghamshire, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382).
- A town in Essex, England; see Burnham-on-Crouch.
- A hamlet in Thornton Curtis parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0517).
- A coastal town in Somerset, England; see Burnham-on-Sea.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A village in Cook County, Illinois, just south of Chicago.
- A town in Waldo County, Maine.
- An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
- A borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
- A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, the location of an army camp.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Burnham is the 2315th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15775 individuals. Burnham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.
References
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burnham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 257.