Springham

English

Etymology

Habitational surname from a minor place in Hellingly, Sussex, from Old English spring (“spring, well, source”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Proper noun

Springham (plural Springhams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Springham is the 13590^th most common surname in England, belonging to 399 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Springham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Forebears