Holkham

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Old English holh (“hollow”) + hām (“homestead”).

Proper noun

Holkham (countable and uncountable, plural Holkhams)

1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TF892438).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Holkham is the 29139^th most common surname in England, belonging to 128 individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Holkham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192.