Gardham
English
Etymology
Recorded as Gerdene in the Domesday Book, tha placename derives from the dative plural form of Old Norse gerði (“fenced field”).
Proper noun
Gardham (countable and uncountable, plural Gardhams)
- A hamlet in Cherry Burton parish and Etton parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9542).
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gardham is the 13202nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 415 individuals.
References
- Survey of English Place-Names
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gardham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 15.
- Forebears