Wingham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Wīga, a byname from wīġ (“war”), + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Wingham (countable and uncountable, plural Winghams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2457).
   2. A short river in Kent, with its source in the parish, which joins the Little Stour.
   3. A town in the Mid North Coast region, New South Wales, Australia.
   4. A community of North Huron, Huron County, Ontario, Canada.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wingham is the 89753^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 206 individuals. Wingham is most common among White (70.87%) and Black/African American (28.64%) individuals.

Further reading

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