Lineham

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• A variant of Lynam, a habitational surname of Old English origin.
• A variant of Linehan, a surname of Irish origin.

Proper noun

Lineham (plural Linehams)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lineham is the 11177^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lineham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 441.