Needham Family History
Needham Name Meaning
English: habitational name from places in Derbyshire, Norfolk,
and Suffolk, so named from Old English ned ‘need’,
‘hardship’ + ham ‘homestead’, i.e. a place that provided a
poor living.Irish (County Mayo): English surname adopted as an
equivalent of Irish Ó Niadh (see Nee).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Needham
Name Distribution of Needham Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Needham families
 661 - 1,320  221 - 660 |
 1 - 220  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Needham families
|
13 - 24 5 - 12 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Needham census records
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Needham Family Origin
Needham Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Needham Emigration Information (AU)
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You can find out when most of the Needham families immigrated
to Australia.
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port of arrival and destination.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Needham Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Needham census records
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Military Service by Needham
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