Sparham

English

Etymology

From either the Old English personal name Spearr or Old Norse sparri (“wooden beam, rafter”) + Old English hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Sparham (countable and uncountable, plural Sparhams)

1. A village and civil parish in Breckland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0719).
2. A habitational surname.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Sparham is the 12264^th most common surname in England, belonging to 459 individuals.

Further reading

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