Fordham

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English

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Etymology

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From Old English ford + either hām (homestead) or hamm (promontory).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/

Proper noun

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Fordham

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6370). [1]
  3. A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9228). [2]
  4. A hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL6199). [3]
  5. A neighbourhood in the western Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
  6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
  7. A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.

Translations

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Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fordham is the 6,930th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,838 individuals. Fordham is most common among White (67.30%) and Black (27.57%) individuals.

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