The oldham Surname
oldham Name Meaning and History
- habitational name from the place in Lancashire, so named from Middle English ald, old ‘old’ + holm ‘island’, ‘dry land in a fen’, ‘promontory’.
- topographic name from Old English (e)ald ‘old’ + hamm ‘water meadow’, ‘low-lying land by a river’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Granville L Oldham | clarissa collier | 7 |
| Dorothy Oldham Lewis |
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| William Oldham - MO |
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| Zera Oldham |
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| Robert Oldham, Shelbyville Indiana |
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| DAY Bynum and Mildred OLDHAM |
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| UK Oldhams | Keith | 43 |
| HAYNES Ruby OLDHAM 1917-1968 |
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| Oldham from VA, NC, KY, TN, AR, MO |
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| Ellison L. Oldham |
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