Farnham

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English

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Farnham

Etymology

From Old English fearn (“fern”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /fɑːnəm/

Proper noun

Farnham (countable and uncountable, plural Farnhams)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. A place in England:
  1. A village and civil parish in Dorset, previously in North Dorset district (OS grid ref ST9515). ^[1]
  2. A village and civil parish in Uttlesford district, Essex (OS grid ref TL4724). ^[2]
  3. A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE3460).
  4. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM3660). ^[3]
  5. A market town and civil parish with a town council in Waverley district, Surrey (OS grid ref SU8447). ^[4]
2. A village in Erie County, New York, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Richmond County, Virginia, United States.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Farnham is the 7038^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4757 individuals. Farnham is most common among White (95.21%) individuals.

References

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Farnham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.

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