Burnham

English

Etymology

From Old English burna (“stream”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝnəm/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /bəːnəm/

Proper noun

Burnham (countable and uncountable, plural Burnhams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A large village in South Bucks district, Buckinghamshire, and partly in Slough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU9382).
   2. A town in Essex, England; see Burnham-on-Crouch.
   3. A hamlet in Thornton Curtis parish, North Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TA0517).
   4. A coastal town in Somerset, England; see Burnham-on-Sea.
   5. A community in the Rural Municipality of Coulee No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada.
   6. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A village in Cook County, Illinois, just south of Chicago.
      2. A town in Waldo County, Maine.
      3. An unincorporated community in Howell County, Missouri.
      4. A borough in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania.
   7. A settlement in Canterbury, New Zealand, the location of an army camp.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Burnham-on-Sea and Highbridge

 

Related terms

• Burnham Green
• Burnham Market
• Burnham-on-Crouch
• Burnham-on-Sea

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Burnham is the 2315^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15775 individuals. Burnham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.

References

• NZ Topo Map

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Burnham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 257.

Anagrams

• Buhrman