Rotherham

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Rotheram, Rudrum

Etymology

From Rother (“a river in South Yorkshire”) + Old English hām (“homestead, estate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɒðəɹəm/, /ˈɹɒðɹəm/

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Proper noun

Rotherham (countable and uncountable, plural Rotherhams)

1. A large town and metropolitan borough of South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK4392).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rotherham is the 59901^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 337 individuals. Rotherham is most common among White (95.25%) individuals.

Further reading

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