Durham
DUR-əm
Popularity
#7874
Letters
6
Syllables
2
Origin
English
Total Births
303
Peak Year
#19 in 2009
First Recorded
1915
Style
Vintage, Strong & Bold
Spelling
Tricky to spell
What It Means
Durham is a locational surname of English origin. It refers to someone who came from Durham, a city in northeast England, meaning "the island of the deer."
Numerology
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