Trantham
An English surname most likely from a place name, probably meaning someone from or near a hazel-tree enclosure or similar landscape feature.
The #9,798 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 93,446 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Trantham is generally treated as a locational surname, probably from an English place-name of the same type. The second element is commonly taken as Old English "hām" meaning "homestead" or "village," while the first may be related to a personal name or to an older landscape term now obscured by time. In practice, the name is usually explained as arising from a settlement-name rather than from a descriptive nickname.
History
The surname appears in English records in forms that vary by spelling, which is typical for names taken from local places before spelling was standardized. It later became established as a hereditary family name and is now found especially in English-speaking countries, including the United States. Because the place-name origin is not fully transparent, different reference works may give slightly different reconstructions.
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Fun fact
Names ending in "-ham" are very often English place-name surnames, since "ham" was a common Old English word for a homestead or village.