Springham
English
Etymology
Habitational surname from a minor place in Hellingly, Sussex, from Old English spring (“spring, well, source”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).
Proper noun
Springham (plural Springhams)
- A surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Springham is the 13590th most common surname in England, belonging to 399 individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Springham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Forebears