Rackham Family History
Rackham Name Meaning
English (Norfolk and Suffolk): habitational name from Rackham (Sussex) recorded as Rakham in 1295 and Regham in 1370 so named from Old English hrēac ‘rick hay stack mound’ (probably the name of a nearby hill) + hamm ‘water meadow’ or hām ‘village homestead’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022