Denham (surname)

Denham is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It originally referred to those from Denham, Buckinghamshire, Denham, Suffolk and Denholme, Yorkshire.[1] The Name of Denham may have come from Brittany as “de Dinan” (Dinan is a walled town in North West France) and carried to Scotland by Alan, Barron de Dinan. (Probably with the William the Conquer). See The name “Denham” by Virginia Denham (Detroit 1940)

Notables with this name include

Susan Denham the chief Justice Ireland

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