what does the last name Burnham mean?

Question

i know its British and thats it. is there anyone out ther with that last name???

Answer 1

Have a look at the links posted below,
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=10&ln=Burnham
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=5&fn=&ln=Burnham
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=2&ln=Burnham&fn=
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?&fid=8&ln=Burnham&fn=
http://www.houseofnames.com/fc.asp?sId=&s=Burnham
Your question was of real interest to me as I have ancestors with the surname, Burnham. My ancestors were originally from Lincolnshire, I tracked them back as far as 1784, then in the 1901 UK census they were living in Mansfield Woodhouse Nottinghamshire, I hope you find this helpful.

Answer 2

Burnham: an English Place name from various locations; Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire, various villages in Norfolk, and Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. The name Burnham is derived from Old English burna = stream + ham = homestead. A man from one of the Burnham settlements might have that name as his identifying surname.

Answer 3

"Derived from Burnham, a town in Norfolk, also in Essex, England; in the old English, Bourn or Burn, signifies a river, and ham, a village or town--the village by the river. Bourn, burn, and bern, in the Cornish-British, is a hill, a heap; and Burnham, the house or town on the rising ground."

Answer 4

In Old English, "bourn" or "burn" signifies a river; and "ham" is a "village or town"--so "village by the river."
In Cornish-British, "bourn, burn, or bern" meant "hill or heap"; "ham" was a "village or town,"--Burnham was a "house or town on the rising ground." Quite a few famous people with this last name are listed on Wikipedia. com

Answer 5

BURNHAM: The Burnham family name was originated in Herefordshire, located in England, where they were recorded as a family of great antiquity seated at Westington Court where they held a manor and estates in that shire.

Answer 6

It is a habitational name.

Now since you have asked a question regarding a surname, beware of coat of arms peddlers.

You will probably be furnished with a link to a coat of arms. There are no laws in the U.S. regarding heraldy and companies that sell them do not care whether you are entitled to it or not. They just go on a surname.

Many coats of arms have the same surname which means more than one individual was granted one. Not everyone with the same surname comes from the same root.

Answer 7

What Does Burnham Mean

Answer 8

they can't cook. burn-ham. lol