Witham

• (surname): Whittome, Withem

From the Old English personal name Wit or wiht (“bend”) + hām (“homestead”).

Witham (countable and uncountable, plural Withams)

1. A town and civil parish with a town council in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8214). [1]
2. A river, the River Witham in Lincolnshire, England.
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Witham is the 7734^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4293 individuals. Witham is most common among White (95.15%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Witham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.