Malham
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Maugham
Etymology
Recorded as Malgun in the Domesday Book, the placename probably derives from Old Norse malg or maligr (“gravelly soil, sandbank”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Malham (countable and uncountable, plural Malhams)
- A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD900629).
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Malham is the 92358th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 199 individuals. Malham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 498.