Southam
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English sūþ (“south”) + hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun edit
Southam (countable and uncountable, plural Southams)
- A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Tewkesbury borough, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9725). [1]
- A market town and civil parish in Stratford-on-Avon district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP4161). [2]
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Related terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Southam is the 38850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Southam is most common among White (89.96%) individuals.
References edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Southam”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.