Lingham (surname)
Lingham is a surname with English origins.[1] Multiple theories exist about its derivation from Langham,[2] Lingen,[3] or many other similar names.[4] The name may also occur as a variant spelling of Lingam in Indian diasporas.
Notable people with this surname include:
- Ellen Maria Lingham (1854–1887), English performer who used the stage name Nelly Power
- George Lingham (1898–1982), British aviator
- Georgie Lingham (born 1995), English rugby player
- Helena Lingham (born 1963), Swedish curler
- Sam Lingham, writer and director for Aunty Donna
- Susie Lingham (born 1965), Singaporean artist and curator
- Thomas G. Lingham (1870–1950), American actor
- Vinny Lingham (born 1979), South African-American entrepreneur
See also
References
- ^ Reaney, Percy H.; Wilson, R. M. (2006). A Dictionary of English Surnames. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. ISBN 0-203-99355-1.
- ^ Lower, Mark Antony, 1813-1876. Patronymica Britannica: A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith, 1860.
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard A.; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford (GB): Oxford university press. ISBN 9780199677764.
- ^ Harrison, Henry, -1921, and Gyda Pulling Harrison. Surnames of the United Kingdom: a Concise Etymological Dictionary. London: Eaton Press, 191218