Stidham Family History
Stidham Name Meaning
Americanized form via the intermediate form Stedham 2 of an unidentified Scandinavian or perhaps Dutch surname recorded in DE in the 17th century as Stiddem. Possible Dutch source is Van Stedum a habitational name from Stedum a village near Loppersum in the province of Groningen named with plural dative from stad denoting a place or country estate (with specific rights). Compare Stidam . Possibly also an altered form of English Stedham .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022