1: English (Kent and Suffolk): habitational name from Gorham Wood in Bicknor (Kent) so named from Old English gāra ‘triangular piece of land’ + hām ‘homestead’.2: English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name [...]
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What is the origin of the name Gorham?
1: English (Kent and Suffolk): habitational name from Gorham Wood in Bicknor (Kent) so named from Old English gāra ‘triangular piece of land’ + hām ‘homestead’.2: English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name [...]