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Surname Etymology and Meaning of HOUGHAM

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English: habitational name from Hougham, Kent, probably so named from an unattested Old English personal name, Huhha, or possibly hoh ‘spur of a hill’ (literally ‘heel’) + ham ‘homestead’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)