Beetham
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably from Old Norse bjothum, dative plural form of beth (“embankment”).
Proper noun[edit]
Beetham (countable and uncountable, plural Beethams)
- A village and civil parish in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4979).
- A habitational surname from Old Norse.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Beetham is the 77788th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 246 individuals. Beetham is most common among White (96.34%) individuals.
Further reading[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beetham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126.