Brigham

English

Etymology

From bryċġ +‎ hām, "homestead by the bridge".

Proper noun

Brigham (countable and uncountable, plural Brighams)

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Cumberland council area, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough (OS grid ref NY0830). [1]
  3. A small village in Foston on the Wolds parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0753).
  4. A town in Iowa County, Wisconsin, United States.
  5. A municipality in Montérégie, Quebec, Canada.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Brigham is the 5369th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6485 individuals. Brigham is most common among White (77.96%) and Black/African American (16.72%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cumbria)

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