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Hingham Family History

Hingham Surname Meaning

from Hingham (Norfolk) which is recorded as Hengeham in a 12th-century copy of a document from about 1000.

The place-name derives from the Old English personal name Hēaha or Hega or Old English hēah ‘high’.

This is combined with the Old English group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) which indicates belonging.

Finally, the term concludes with Old English hām meaning ‘village homestead’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016

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You can see how Hingham families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Hingham family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Hingham families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 10 Hingham families living in Lancashire. This was about 45% of all the recorded Hingham's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Hingham families in 1891.

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