Wenham

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Wannan

Etymology

Habitational surname from any of various places in Suffolk, from Old English wynn (“pasture”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Wenham (countable and uncountable, plural Wenhams)

1. A surname from Old English.
2. A town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
3. Former name of East Carver, Carver, Massachusetts.

Derived terms

• Little Wenham
• Wenham Magna
• Wenham Parva

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Wenham is the 67519^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 292 individuals. Wenham is most common among White (83.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Wenham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.