Neasham

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Neesam

Etymology

From Old English nosu (“nose; projecting piece of land”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Neasham (countable and uncountable, plural Neashams)

1. A village and civil parish in Darlington borough, County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ3210).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Neasham is the 143149^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116 individuals. Neasham is most common among White (97.41%) individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Neasham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 654.

Anagrams

• neshama