Oldham
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Aldehulme in the Domesday Book, the English toponym is named with Old English eald (“old”) + Old Norse holmr (“holm, islet”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Oldham (countable and uncountable, plural Oldhams)
- A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD922053).
- A community in the Regional Municipality of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
- An unincorporated community in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri, United States.
- A minor city in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States.
- A habitational surname.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Oldham is the 2792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12928 individuals. Oldham is most common among White (85.84%) individuals.
Further reading
Oldham in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oldham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
