Wingham
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English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Wīga, a byname from wīġ (“war”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Wingham (countable and uncountable, plural Winghams)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2457).
- A short river in Kent, with its source in the parish, which joins the Little Stour.
- A town in the Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.
- A community of North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Wingham is the 89753rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 206 individuals. Wingham is most common among White (70.87%) and Black/African American (28.64%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.