Gorham Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gorham Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gorham family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 81
Agricultural Labourer 40
Labourer 6
Dress Maker 5
Wife 5
Servant 4
Laundress 4
Plasterer 4
Work At A Paper Mill 4
Carter 3
General Servant 3
House Proprietor 3
Cook 3
Fund Holder 2
Butcher 2
House Keeper 2
House Servant 2
Linen Dealer 2
Master Butcher 2
Silk Weaver 2
Cordwainer 2
Artist In Flower Making 2
Daur Of Innkeeper 2
Kitchen Boy 1
Laboruer Wife 1

Gorham Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Graham 67% 157,750
2 Gorham 100% 4,683
3 Goreham 86% 661
4 Greham 67% 643
5 Garham 83% 601
6 Grahame 57% 473
7 Grahm 50% 279
8 Groham 67% 164
9 Grham 83% 104

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The surname Gorham is the 2nd most popular variant of Graham.

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