The markham Surname
markham Name Meaning and History
- English: habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire, named in Old English as ‘homestead at a (district) boundary’, from mearc ‘boundary’ + ham ‘homestead’.
- Irish: English surname used as an equivalent of Gaelic Ó Marcacháin ‘descendant of Marcachán’, a diminutive of Marcach (see Markey). This is a Galway surname, which is sometimes ‘translated’ as Ryder.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Bio-parents of Martin Lee Markham 1936, LOV in Lackawanna, NY |
 drumkane
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| James E. Marcum born 1852 Laurel Co., KY |
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| David Martin Marcrum |
dgcotner
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| looking for markhams | shiona | 16 |
| Chester Markham b. 188 Grangefield, ID | Stan Markham | 2 |
| markham-murray | wanita markham forth | 14 |
| Markham History CT. MA. | Elliot Markham | 11 |
| MARKHAM Melvin K 1918-1944 |
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| Markham Family of Freestone Co., Texas |
kubby35
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| Looking for markhams | Bo Markham | 3 |
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