Debenham
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English
Etymology
From Deben (“a local river”) + Old English hām (“village; property, estate”).
Proper noun
Debenham (countable and uncountable, plural Debenhams)
- A large village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1763). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Debenham is the 83541st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 225 individuals. Debenham is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Debenham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 420.