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Mengham Name Meaning

from Mengham in South Hayling (Hants) which is recorded as Meyngham in 1327 Mayngham in 133 The place-name possibly means ‘homestead or enclosure of the people of a man called Mæg(a)’ from the Old English personal name Mæga or Mæg + the group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + either hām ‘homestead village estate’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed-in land’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Mangham, Langham, Ingham, Bingham, Bentham, Denham, Meighan, Mepham

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Where is the Mengham family from?

You can see how Mengham families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mengham family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1871 and 1891. The most Mengham families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 7 Mengham families living in London. This was about 33% of all the recorded Mengham's in United Kingdom. London and 1 other county had the highest population of Mengham families in 1891.
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What did your Mengham ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mengham. 100% of Mengham women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%
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Census Records

There are 497 census records available for the last name Mengham. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Mengham census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 36 immigration records available for the last name Mengham. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Australia, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 49 military records available for the last name Mengham. For the veterans among your Mengham ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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