Wykeham

English

Etymology

The second element is Old English hām (“homestead”), while the first one (in North Yorkshire at least) is from Old English wic; recorded as Wicham in 1086 (DB).

Proper noun

Wykeham (countable and uncountable, plural Wykehams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A locality in Weston parish, South Holland district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF2626).
   2. A hamlet in Malton parish, Ryedale district, North Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE8175).
   3. A village and civil parish in Scarborough district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE9683).
   4. A township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Wykehamical
• Wykehamist

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wykeham is the 47428^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 60 individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

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