Needham
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old English nīed (“need, necessity”) + hām (“homestead”), i.e. a place that provided a poor living.
Proper noun
Needham (countable and uncountable, plural Needhams)
- A small village and civil parish in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM2281). [1]
- A town in Choctaw County, Alabama, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Johnson County, Indiana, United States, derived from the surname.
- A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, named after Needham Market.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Needham is the 3289th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10983 individuals. Needham is most common among White (90.39%) individuals.
References
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Needham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 655.