Rotherham
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English
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Etymology
From Rother (“a river in South Yorkshire”) + Old English hām (“homestead, estate”).
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Proper noun
Rotherham (countable and uncountable, plural Rotherhams)
- A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rotherham is the 59901st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 337 individuals. Rotherham is most common among White (95.25%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rotherham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.