Measham

English

Etymology

From the name of the River Mease + Old English hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Measham (countable and uncountable, plural Meashams)

1. A large village and civil parish in North West Leicestershire district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK3312).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Measham is the 23072^nd most common surname in England, belonging to 183 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Measham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 563.
• Forebears