Fordham

English

Etymology

From Old English ford + either hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“promontory”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ)d(h)əm/

Proper noun

Fordham

1. A surname.
2. A village and civil parish in East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL6370).
3. A village and civil parish in Colchester borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL9228).
4. A hamlet and civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TL6199).
5. A neighbourhood in the western Bronx, New York City, New York, United States.
6. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States.
7. A ghost town in Adams County, Wisconsin, United States.

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 福德姆 (Fúdémǔ), 福特漢姆／福特汉姆 (Fútèhànmǔ)

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Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Fordham is the 6,930^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4,838 individuals. Fordham is most common among White (67.30%) and Black (27.57%) individuals.