Malham
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See also: malham
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (surname): Maugham
Etymology[edit]
Recorded as Malgun in the Domesday Book, the placename probably derives from Old Norse malg or maligr (“gravelly soil, sandbank”).
Proper noun[edit]
Malham (countable and uncountable, plural Malhams)
- A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD900629).
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Malham is the 92358th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 199 individuals. Malham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Malham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 498.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in North Yorkshire, England
- en:Places in England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old Norse