Malham

See also: malham

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Maugham

Etymology

Recorded as Malgun in the Domesday Book, the placename probably derives from Old Norse malg or maligr (“gravelly soil, sandbank”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmaləm/

Proper noun

Malham (countable and uncountable, plural Malhams)

1. A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD900629).
2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Malham is the 92358^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 199 individuals. Malham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 498.