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Ingham Origin and Immigration
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Ingham Surname Distribution
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Origin: The Nottingham name(pronounced not'ingum) comes from England and the first incidence of it's use is in the 11th century when William Peveril was called the Lord of Nottingham. The family inheriting the land, castle and perogatives took the name Nottingham. The first Earl of Nottingham was Charles Howard (1536-1624) a first cousin to Elizabeth I. He served as Lord High Admiral until 1619. According to some authorities, the first of the Nottingham line in America was Richard, from County Kent, England who settled in Virginia in 1646 in Northhampton County.
Surnames: Nottingham
Submitted by: Kathleen Hanna
Origin of Ingham, Meaning of Ingham
Origin: This name origin is of Scotland, Lanarkshire area.
Surnames: Fotheringham
Submitted by: Robert Fotheringham
Origin of Ingham, Meaning of Ingham
Origin: researched the above name and have info to 1300. bits of info in 1229.plus origination of name 849 AD, 1229 two brothers Sir Galfred and Henry de Wingham bishop of London and much more. two coats of arms (I have)
Surnames: wingham
Submitted by: ron
Origin of Ingham, Meaning of Ingham
Origin: Kingham family in the UK
Surnames: Kingham
Submitted by: Graham Thomas
Origin of Ingham, Meaning of Ingham
Origin: Walsingham means "strong lion" (valiya singham) in Tamil.
Surnames: Walsingham
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Origin of Ingham, Meaning of Ingham
Origin: Ingham
Teutonic origins means Angle Raven
Surnames: Ingham
Submitted by: glitz
Origin: Willingham originates from 2 villages in England, one in Lincolnshire and the other in Cambridgeshire. The old English meaning is: will = person's name ing = family and followers of ham = homestead or settlement.
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