The killam Surname
killam Name Meaning and History
Altered spelling of the English habitational name Kil(l)ham,
from places in Northumberland and East Yorkshire, so named from Old
English cylnum ‘(at) the kilns’, dative plural of cyln.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Killam family in Boxford | Charles Killam | 20 |
| Walter and Josephine Killam's Children | Martha Donovan | 2 |
| The Ship - Mary Ann - 1637 | Ralph Killam | 7 |
| Family History | Kyle Killam | 52 |
| Daniel Killam-1795 Maryland |
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| 1 |
| Henry Broham Killam info to share |
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| John Killam, 1746 |
ruefenac
| 6 |
| Elizabeth T. Killam,Enfield, CT. |
dickinson
| 5 |
| Amasa Emerson Killam, d. 20 Aug 1922 |
| 0 |
| My last name. | Rick Kilham | 2 |
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