Needham Name Meaning: Habitational for any one of a number of places with this name i.e Suffolk. Old English ned 'hardship' + ham 'homestead'.
Usually implied a place of 'hardship' & 'poor living'.
Discover how your Needham ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 15 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 21 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 204 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 3 |
| Derbyshire | 540 |
| Devon | 4 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 44 |
| Essex | 7 |
| Gloucestershire | 24 |
| Hampshire | 6 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 95 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 25 |
| Lancashire | 974 |
| Leicestershire | 321 |
| Lincolnshire | 406 |
| London | 257 |
| Middlesex | 22 |
| Northumberland | 11 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 16 |
| Nottinghamshire | 282 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 95 |
| Shropshire | 35 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 16 |
| Sussex | 17 |
| Staffordshire | 107 |
| Warwickshire | 38 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 1 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 858 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 9 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 12 |
| Flintshire | 42 |
| Glamorgan | 0 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 2 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 712 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 86 |
| Coal Miner | 51 |
| Dress Maker | 47 |
| Labourer | 45 |
| Cotton Weaver | 45 |
| House Servant | 44 |
| House Keeper | 37 |
| Carter | 30 |
| Cotton Factory Worker | 30 |
| Servant | 30 |
| Cotton Piecer | 23 |
| General Servant | 21 |
| Wife Of Above | 20 |
| Butcher | 19 |
| Cotton Spinner | 18 |
| Daughter Of Above | 18 |
| Ag Labourer | 17 |
| Silk Weaver | 17 |
| House Maid | 16 |
| Cotton Reeler | 16 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Joiner | 14 |
| Lead Miner | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Needham | 3,270 |
| John Needham | 2,927 |
| William Needham | 2,651 |
| Elizabeth Needham | 1,796 |
| Sarah Needham | 1,785 |
| George Needham | 1,731 |
| Thomas Needham | 1,645 |
| James Needham | 1,414 |
| Joseph Needham | 1,253 |
| Ann Needham | 1,168 |
| Charles Needham | 793 |
| Hannah Needham | 707 |
| Jane Needham | 676 |
| Annie Needham | 638 |
| Alice Needham | 610 |
| Henry Needham | 543 |
| Samuel Needham | 525 |
| Ellen Needham | 522 |
| Emma Needham | 510 |
| Eliza Needham | 496 |
| Robert Needham | 479 |
| Martha Needham | 472 |
| Arthur Needham | 387 |
| Edward Needham | 361 |
| Margaret Needham | 361 |