Debenham

English

Etymology

From Deben (“a local river”) + Old English hām (“village; property, estate”).

Proper noun

Debenham (countable and uncountable, plural Debenhams)

1. A large village and civil parish in Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM1763).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Debenham is the 83541^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 225 individuals. Debenham is most common among White (95.11%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Debenham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 420.