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Burnham

in Illinois

There are 311 people with the last name "Burnham" in Illinois.

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Ranking in Illinois

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Burnham 3,562
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  1. is 3,558th most common Schlosser
  2. is 3,559th most common Sparrow
  3. is 3,560th most common Winfrey
  4. is 3,561st most common Branham
  5. is 3,562nd most common Burnham
  6. is 3,563rd most common Considine
  7. is 3,564th most common Hinojosa
  8. is 3,565th most common Marroquin
  9. is 3,566th most common Simpkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

Burns, Burnett, Burnette, Burney, Burnside, Berman, Burnell, Barnum, Burnes, Burner

Most Common First Names for Burnham

James, Robert, David, Michael, Thomas, Tom, Amy, Andrew, Chris, Elizabeth

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from any of several places called Burnham. Those in Buckinghamshire (Burnham Beeches), Norfolk (various villages), and Essex (Burnham-on-Crouch) are named with Old English burna ‘stream’ + hām ‘homestead’. In the case of Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, however, the second element is Old English hamm ‘water meadow’, while Burnham in Lincolnshire is named from brunnum, dative plural of Old Norse brunnr ‘spring’, originally used after a preposition, i.e. ‘(at) the springs’.

FOREBEARS In 1635 Robert Burnham and his two brothers came from England to Ipswich, MA, after their ship was wrecked on the coast of Maine. In the mid 18th century John Burnham and his son, also called John, were among the early settlers in what became the state of VT. In 1785, the younger John Burnham established himself at Middletown, CT.

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