Massingham

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from two villages in Norfolk, from an Old English personal name Maessa + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“village, hamlet”).

Proper noun

Massingham (plural Massinghams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Massingham is the 128249^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 133 individuals. Massingham is most common among White (95.49%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Massingham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 529.