Rackham
English
Etymology
From Old English hrēac (“stack, pile of stones”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Rackham (countable and uncountable, plural Rackhams)
- A hamlet in Parham parish, Horsham district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ048841).
- A habitational surname, from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rackham is the 37899th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 586 individuals. Rackham is most common among White (97.1%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rackham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN