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Mengham Family History

Mengham Surname Meaning

from Mengham in South Hayling (Hants) which is recorded as Meyngham in 1327 Mayngham in 133. The place-name possibly means ‘homestead or enclosure of the people of a man called Mæg(a)’ from the Old English personal name Mæga or Mæg.

It is combined with the group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) and either hām ‘homestead, village, estate’ or hamm ‘enclosure, hemmed-in land’.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Mengham families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mengham family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1871 and 1891. The most Mengham families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 7 Mengham families living in London. This was about 33% of all the recorded Mengham's in United Kingdom. London and 1 other county had the highest population of Mengham families in 1891.
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What did your Mengham ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Mengham. 100% of Mengham women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
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