Binham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Bynna + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Binham (countable and uncountable, plural Binhams)

1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF980390).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Binham is the 52584^th most common surname in England, belonging to 51 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Binham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 162.