Willingham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wifel + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Willingham (countable and uncountable, plural Willinghams)

1. A village and civil parish of South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL408707).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• North Willingham
• South Willingham
• Willingham by Stow
• Willingham St Mary

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Willingham is the 2814^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12818 individuals. Willingham is most common among White (63.25%) and Black/African American (30.8%) individuals.

Further reading

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