Ellingham
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Ella or Edla + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Ellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Ellinghams)
- A small village in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1408).
- A village and civil parish (served by Kirby Cane and Ellingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3792). [1]
- A village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1725). [2]
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Ellingham is the 76768th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 250 individuals. Ellingham is most common among White (97.2%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ellingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 523.