Hallums
English
editEtymology 1
editProbably a habitational surname from a place in Surrey, from Middle English hulle (“hill”) + hamme (“enclosure”). Alternatively, a variant of Hallum.
Proper noun
editHallums (plural Hallumses)
- A surname from Middle English.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Hallums is the 35395th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 636 individuals. Hallums is most common among Black/African American (61.01%) and White (30.5%) individuals.
Etymology 2
editProper noun
editHallums
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Hallums”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118.