Pelham

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English

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Etymology

From the Old English personal name Pēotla + hām (“homestead”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Pelham (countable and uncountable, plural Pelhams)

  1. A suburb of Birmingham, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SP108368).
  2. A city in Shelby County, Alabama, United States.
  3. A city in Mitchell County, Georgia, United States.
  4. A town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States.
  5. A town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States.
  6. A town in Westchester County, New York, United States.
  7. An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina, United States.
  8. A census-designated place in Grundy County, Tennessee, United States.
  9. A habitational surname from Old English.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Pelham is the 9854th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3282 individuals. Pelham is most common among White (76.2%) and Black/African American (17.09%) individuals.

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