English (Lancashire): habitational name from any of the many places
in England so called, of which the most likely source for present-day
bearers is that near Burnley. The place name is from Old English
heah ‘high’ + ham ‘homestead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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