Farnham

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About the Farnham Surname

The Farnham surname is a habitational name associated with places named Farnham in the counties of Buckinghamshire, Dorset, Essex, Suffolk, Surrey and Yorkshire in England. All were named from the Old English Fearn ‘Fern’ + Either Hām ‘Homestead’ Or Hamm ‘Enclosure Hemmed In By Water A Water-Meadow’. ^[1]

About the Project

The Farnham Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Farnham [1] name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Farnham name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual team studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Farnham's), by time period (18th Century Farnham's), or by topic (Farnham DNA, Farnham Occupations, Farnham Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.^[2]

How to Join

To join the Farnham Name Study, first start out by browsing our current teams and research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team/research page, and then dive right in!

... ... ... is a member of the Farnham Name Study Project.

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Research Pages

There is a WikiTree space page: Space:Farnham_Family_History

Personal research can also be included below. Please add Farnham relevant spaces here such as England Farnham's or 18th century Farnham's or visit the Free space for existing research.

Farnham Surname

• Farnham surname origin
• Farnham spelling variants

Farnham's by Geographical Location

Farnham's by Time Period

Notable Farnham's

• Notable Farnham's on WikiPedia: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnham_(surname)

Farnham DNA

Places Named Farnham

• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farnham_(disambiguation)

Unconnected Farnham Profiles

• https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Special%3AUnconnected&order=&viewAll=1&privacy=0&orphans=0&s=Farnham+

Membership

• Anonymous Farnham - I am interested in the Farnham's of Essex, England related to the Clavering Hundred villages. I have created the Free Space page here: Space:Farnham_Family_History

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

FARNUM BARNHAM FARMAN FARNAM PARNHAM FARNAN VARNHAM FARRAN FARNON FARNEN FERNAN

Sources

1. ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names, 2013, Oxford University Press
2. ↑ Early Records and Notes of the Farnum Family of Andover

• "Farnham families in England", 1995, Stepanek, Antoinette Farnham and Farnham, Frank Horace. Farnham Families in England by Antoinette Stepanek

• List of Farnham profiles on Wikitree

• G2G feed of questions tagged "Farnham"