Beetham
English
editEtymology
editProbably from Old Norse bjothum, dative plural form of beth (“embankment”).
Proper noun
editBeetham (countable and uncountable, plural Beethams)
- A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD4979). [1]
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beetham is the 77788th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 246 individuals. Beetham is most common among White (96.34%) individuals.
References
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beetham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126.