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Burnham

in Rhode Island

There are 84 people with the last name "Burnham" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

NameRank
Burnham 1,667
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  1. is 1,663rd most common Tanguay
  2. is 1,664th most common Thurston
  3. is 1,665th most common Berthiaume
  4. is 1,666th most common Bolton
  5. is 1,667th most common Burnham
  6. is 1,668th most common Cartier
  7. is 1,669th most common Eldridge
  8. is 1,670th most common Emerson
  9. is 1,671st most common Gaccione

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Burnham

Richard, David, Gary, Gilbert, Ken, Robert, Alice, Brian, Carlton, Cory

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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