# Ingham

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #42,710

## Definitions
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7. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name Inga, which is related to Ing, + hām (“homestead”). Some authorities believe that the first element could also be from Ingaevones, a Germanic tribe.

## Easily confused with
- **Ingram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ingham-vs-ingram)
- **Ingraham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ingham-vs-ingraham)
- **inga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inga-vs-ingham)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ignham`, `ingahm`, `inggham`, `inghamm`, `inghham`, `inghma`, `inhgam`, `inngham`, `nigham`

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