The downham Surname
downham Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from any of various places called Downham, in Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Lancashire, and Northumberland. The last two are named from Old English dun, dative plural dunum ‘(at) the hills’, while the others are named from Old English dun ‘hill’ + ham ‘homestead’.
- Variant spelling of Dunham.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| DOWNHAM |
 Perriss
| 1 |
| Jeppie Walter Downham b.1883., Indiana | Katrina Davis | 19 |
| replying to email | gina downham | 1 |
| Florence M. Downham | Wendy Edmonds | 0 |
| Eunice Downham |
l0ll1p0pgirl
| 3 |
| Thomas Downham and Ann Slocom/Slocum of Kent Co Delaware |
atsissie
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| Downham in Berkshire |
dandlbegg1
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| Sarah Downham (1757-1796);De |
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| Downhams - 1600's Yorks., Eng. |
ymfoster
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| downham family |
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