Wareham

English

Etymology

From Old English wer (“weir”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“water meadow”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈwɛəɹəm/

Proper noun

Wareham (countable and uncountable, plural Warehams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A market town in Wareham Town parish, Dorset, England, previously in Purbeck district (OS grid ref SY9287).
   2. A community in the town of Centreville-Wareham-Trinity, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
   3. A community of Grey County, Ontario, Canada.
   4. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States.
   5. A ghost town in Pine County, Minnesota, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Wareham St Martin
• Wareham Town

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wareham is the 14979^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1973 individuals. Wareham is most common among White (91.94%) individuals.

Further reading

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