Kelham

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Recorded as Calun in the Domesday Book, the village's name probably derives from the dative plural form of Old Norse kiǫlr (keel, ridge), with reference to the line of hill north-west of the village.

Proper noun

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Kelham (countable and uncountable, plural Kelhams)

  1. A village and civil parish in Newark and Sherwood district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7755).
  2. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kelham is the 159712th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 101 individuals. Kelham is most common among White (99.01%) individuals.

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