Gresham

From Old English græs (“grass”) + hām (“homestead”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɹɛʃ(ə)m/

Gresham (countable and uncountable, plural Greshams)

1. A placename:
   1. A village and civil parish in North Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG167385).
   2. A ghost town in Polk County, Missouri, United States.
   3. A village in York County, Nebraska, United States.
   4. A city in Multnomah County, Oregon, United States.
   5. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas, United States.
   6. A village in Shawano County, Wisconsin, United States.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

• Gresham's law

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gresham is the 3,162^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11,412 individuals. Gresham is most common among White (61.48%) and Black (33.18%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gresham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 83.

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