Isham
English
Etymology
From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”).
Proper noun
Isham (countable and uncountable, plural Ishams)
- (uncountable) A placename:
- A village and civil parish in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, England (OS grid ref SP8874).
- A community in Saskatchewan, Canada.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Isham is the 7988th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4139 individuals. Isham is most common among White (79.61%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Isham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 233.
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