Densham

English

Etymology

Probably a habitational surname from a minor place in Woolfardisworthy, Devon, recorded as Denewoldesham in the XIII century, named with the Old English personal name Deneweald + -s- + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Densham (plural Denshams)

1. A surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Densham is the 11511^th most common surname in England, belonging to 499 individuals.

References

• Survey of English Place-Names

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Densham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 442.
• Forebears