Langham
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English
Etymology
From Old English lang (“long”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Langham (countable and uncountable, plural Langhams)
- A number of places in England:
- A hamlet in Gillingham parish, Dorset (OS grid ref ST7725). [1]
- A village and civil parish in Colchester district, Essex (OS grid ref TM025315). [2]
- A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG000410). [3]
- A village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK8411). [4]
- A hamlet in Combe St Nicholas parish, Somerset, previously in South Somerset district (OS grid ref ST3210).
- A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL977306). [5]
- A town in the Rural Municipality of Corman Park, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Langham is the 8888th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3684 individuals. Langham is most common among White (78.47%) and Black/African American (16.1%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 390.
