Frequency: (705)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
English: variant of William, from a central French form in which W is replaced by G. The spelling of this name has been further influenced by English habitational names ending in ham.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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