Measham
English
Etymology
From the name of the River Mease + Old English hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Measham (countable and uncountable, plural Meashams)
- A large village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3312).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Measham is the 23072nd most common surname in England, belonging to 183 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Measham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.
- Forebears