Willingham

English

Etymology

From the Old English personal name *Wifel + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Willingham (countable and uncountable, plural Willinghams)

  1. A village and civil parish of South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL408707).
  2. A habitational surname from Old English.
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Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Willingham is the 2814th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12818 individuals. Willingham is most common among White (63.25%) and Black/African American (30.8%) individuals.

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