Last Name HALLAM

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Meaning Local: Of Hallam, i.e. Upper Hallam, a scattered township in the old parish of Sheffield.
From 'Hall,' Welsh, salt, and 'ham,' a house or village, from its manufacture in that place, or being situated near the salt water. It may be derived from 'Hal' or 'Hayle,' a moor, and 'ham,' - the house on the moor. 'Halham,' the house on the hill, from 'Hal,' Cornish British, a hill.
Origin English, Irish, Belgian

Rank 9,798 (2000 US census) 10,763 (1990 US census)
Count 3,047 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.19%, or 2870 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.53%, or 16 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.69%, or 21 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.59%, or 18 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.44%, or 44 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.56%, or 78 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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