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Burnham
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Burnam
Etymology
From en ang burna stream + ang hām homestead or ang hamm water meadow.
Pronunciation
en /ˈbɝnəm/ US
en /bɜːnəm/ UK
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Burnham.wav Southern England
Proper noun
~ s
en uncountable A placename:
en number of places c/UK
en large village/and/cpar in co/Buckinghamshire previously in dist/South Bucks and partly in suburb/Slough co/Berkshire cc/England OS grid ref SU9382. Parish map (Buckinghamshire)
en town co/Essex cc/England; see en Burnham-on-Crouch.
en hamlet par/Thornton Curtis uauth/North Lincolnshire co/Lincolnshire cc/England OS grid ref TA0517.
en coastal town co/Somerset cc/England; see en Burnham-on-Sea.
en A <<community>> in the Rural Municipality of <<rm/Coulee>> No. 136, <<p/Saskatchewan>>, <<c/Canada>>.
en number of places c/USA:
en village co/Cook County s/Illinois, just south of Chicago.
en town co/Waldo County s/Maine.
en unincorporated community co/Howell County s/Missouri.
en borough in co/Mifflin County s/Pennsylvania.
en settlement r/Canterbury c/New Zealand, the location of an army camp. NZ Topo Map
en A <<park>> in <<city/Baguio>>, <<p/Benguet>>, <<c/Philippines>>.
en countable en habitational Old English.
en 2026-07-17 Alex Boyd Duncan Walker A very quick guide to new prime minister Andy Burnham https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyv9qe6wj7o BBC News Andy Burnham has become UK prime minister, replacing Sir Keir Starmer in No 10 Downing Street. https://web.archive.org/web/20260719225825/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyv9qe6wj7o
Andy Burnham, British prime minister.
Derived terms
en Burnham Green Burnham Legard Burnham Market Burnham Norton Burnham-on-Crouch Burnham-on-Sea Burnham Overy Burnham Thorpe Legarda-Burnham-Kisad Burnhamism Burnham bounce
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Burnham is the 2315th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 15775 individuals. Burnham is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.
References
Further reading
Anagrams
en abhmnru Buhrman
Ilocano
Etymology
From Daniel Burnham.
Pronunciation
búrnham
ilo Burn ham
Proper noun
Búrnham
ilo A <<park>> in <<city/Baguio>>, <<p/Benguet>>, <<c/Philippines>>
Tagalog
Etymology
tl Daniel Burnham = American architect and urban designer.
Pronunciation
Bërn.ham
Proper noun
Bern.ham
tl A <<park>> in <<city/Baguio>>, <<p/Benguet>>, <<c/Philippines>>