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There are approximately 519 people named Isham in the UK. That makes it the 10,270th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 8 are named Isham.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Isham surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) Isis-ham, that is, the town on the river Isis, in Northamptonshire, England.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

ISHAM. A place in the hundred of Orlingbui-y, co. Northampton, -where an elder branch of the existing family, Isham of Lamport, were seated soon after the Conquest. Shirley's Noble and Gentle Men.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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