Barsham

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Bassom

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Bār, a byname from bār (“boar”), + -s- + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Barsham (countable and uncountable, plural Barshams)

1. (uncountable) A placename:
   1. A civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England, which includes the villages of East, North and West Barsham.
   2. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM3989).
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• East Barsham
• North Barsham
• West Barsham

 

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Barsham is the 114324^th most common surname in England, belonging to 16 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Barsham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 107.
• Forebears