Gresham
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English
Etymology
From Old English græs (“grass”) + hām (“homestead”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Gresham (countable and uncountable, plural Greshams)
- A placename:
- A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG167385).
- A ghost town in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
- A village in York County, Nebraska, United States.
- A city in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas, United States.
- A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gresham is the 3,162nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11,412 individuals. Gresham is most common among White (61.48%) and Black (33.18%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gresham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.