Lytham

English

Etymology

From Old English hleoþum, dative plural of hliþ (“slope”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪðəm/

Proper noun

Lytham (countable and uncountable, plural Lythams)

1. A large suburban area in Lytham St Annes, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3627).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Lytham St Annes

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Lytham is the 46955^th most common surname in England, belonging to 61 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Lytham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 479.
• Forebears