Rotherham
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Rother (“a river in South Yorkshire”) + Old English hām (“homestead”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Rotherham (countable and uncountable, plural Rotherhams)
- A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rotherham is the 59901st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 337 individuals. Rotherham is most common among White (95.25%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rotherham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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