Langham

English

Etymology

From Old English lang (“long”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Langham (countable and uncountable, plural Langhams)

1. A number of places in England:
   1. A village and civil parish in Colchester district, Essex (OS grid ref TM025315).
   2. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG000410).
   3. A village and civil parish in Rutland (OS grid ref SK8411).
   4. A village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL977306).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Langham is the 8888^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3684 individuals. Langham is most common among White (78.47%) and Black/African American (16.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Langham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 390.