Walsingham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wæls + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”). First element equivalent to Vǫlsungr.

Proper noun

Walsingham (countable and uncountable, plural Walsinghams)

1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF9336).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Walsingham is the 73464^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 264 individuals. Walsingham is most common among White (96.59%) individuals.

Further reading

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