Brigham

English

Etymology

From bryċġ +‎ -hām, "homestead by the bridge".

Proper noun

Brigham (countable and uncountable, plural Brighams)

1. A surname.
2. A village and civil parish in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY0830).
3. A small village in Foston on the Wolds parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0753).
4. A town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
5. A municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

• Brigham City
• Brighamite
• Brigham tea

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Brigham is the 5369^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6485 individuals. Brigham is most common among White (77.96%) and Black/African American (16.72%) individuals.

Anagrams

• maghrib