Ellingham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Ella or Edla + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Ellingham (countable and uncountable, plural Ellinghams)

1. A small village in Ellingham, Harbridge and Ibsley parish, New Forest district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU1408).
2. A village and civil parish (served by Kirby Cane and Ellingham Parish Council) in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM3792).
3. A village and civil parish in north Northumberland, England (OS grid ref NU1725).
4. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Great Ellingham

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ellingham is the 76768^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 250 individuals. Ellingham is most common among White (97.2%) individuals.

References

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ellingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 523.