Last Name BURNHAM

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Meaning Local: 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.
Origin Jewish

Rank 2,179 (2000 US census) 2,132 (1990 US census)
Count 15,299 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 92.73%, or 14187 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.43%, or 525 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.49%, or 75 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.64%, or 98 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.22%, or 187 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.5%, or 229 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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