# Dunham

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdʌnəm/ · frequency rank #19,823

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old English.
2. An unincorporated community in Letcher County, Kentucky, United States.
3. An unincorporated community in Gogebic County, Michigan, United States.
4. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Ohio, United States.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from any of various places in England, from Old English dūn (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”).

## Easily confused with
- **Durham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunham-vs-durham)
- **Dunlap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunham-vs-dunlap)
- **Duncan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/duncan-vs-dunham)
- **Dunbar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dunbar-vs-dunham)
- **Denham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/denham-vs-dunham)
- **Dundas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dundas-vs-dunham)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddunham`, `dnuham`, `duhnam`, `dunahm`, `dunhamm`, `dunhham`, `dunhma`, `dunnham`, `udnham`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dunham