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Durham: Origin, Geographical Distribution
Local. Acoording to Bailey, this word is derived from the Saxon Dun and holm, a town in a wood. It seems rather to come from the British Dour, water, and holm, land surrounded mostly by water. It may be derived from Dovre, which, in the British and Celtic, signifies a woody place, abounding in oaks; hence Doireholm or Dourham, that is, the place or town surrounded by woods.
Durham Surname Origin
Durham: Place of Origin :  London (United Kingdom) |  County Durham (United Kingdom) |  Oxfordshire (United Kingdom) |  Lothian (United Kingdom) |  Lancashire (United Kingdom) |  Tayside (United Kingdom)
Durham: Online Family Trees
de DURHAM Durham, Dh1, County Durham, Royaume Uni (County Durham, England, United Kingdom) 1009 - 1018
de DURHAM Durham (County Durham, England, United Kingdom) 1009 - 1018
of DURHAM Bernicia,Royaume Uni (Northumberland, England, United Kingdom) 980 - 980
of DURHAM Raby Castle, County Durham, North East (County Durham, England, United Kingdom) 1135 - 1135
of DURHAM Raby, North East (County Durham, England, United Kingdom) 1070 - 1070
of DURHAM Wighall, York, Yorkshire And The Humber (North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom) 1009 - 1009
de DURHAM Durham (County Durham, England, United Kingdom) 1009 - 1018
of DURHAM Durham (County Durham, England, United Kingdom) 1016 - 1016
of DURHAM Bernicia, Royaume Uni (Northumberland, England, United Kingdom) 980 - 980
DURHAM  (United Kingdom) 1901 - 1901

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Durham: GeneaNet Members
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Durham: Famous Genealogies
 The surname Durham is related to the following famous family trees :
        ROBIEN (de) Gilles (1941 - )
Durham: Books that contain this surname
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DURHAMA genealogic and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire g by Bernard Burke,...
Author: John Bernard Burke - Published in 1860
... Doc. 1852, Anna, widow of Thomas Calderwyod Durham, Esq. of Largo aud Poitou. Ho ci. 19 March 1855. His lordship's ...		 DURHAMThe Scottish nation, or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland (Volume 1)
Author: Anderson, William, 1805-1866 - Published in 1877
... his wife, Jane, daughter of James Durham of Pitkerrow, was born about 1600. He soon displayed a capacity for study, ...
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