# Barham (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/barham/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,266 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,547 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 49,273 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (5,961 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbæɹəm/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Bareham, Boram |

## Etymology

Two possible origins: * The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + hām (“homestead”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Barham in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Similar surnames

Braham, Barahona, Baran, Brehm, Barna, Brahm, Brown, Bryan, Barron, Braun, Bruno, Byrne.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.