Wareham

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English

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Wareham

Etymology

From Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛəɹəm/

Proper noun

Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
2. A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
3. A community of Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
4. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
5. A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
(countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Wareham is the 14979^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1973 individuals. Wareham is most common among White (91.94%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wareham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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