| ![Show Contents]() Param History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 England The Param surname is a habitational name derived from place names such as Parham in Suffolk and Sussex, derived from the Old English words "pere," meaning "pear," and "ham," or "homestead." 1 2 Early Origins of the Param familyThe surname Param was first found in Suffolk, at Parham, a village and civil parish that dates back to at least the Domesday Book where it was listed as Perreham and literally meant "homestead or enclosure where pears grow." 3 Here we found the first record of the family, that of Turmod de Perham who was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as holding lands there at that time. Later, William de Perreham was recorded in the Pipe Rolls for Sussex in 1187 and William de Parham was recorded in 1264. Later again, John Parham was recorded in Wiltshire in 1366. 4 The "Sussex Parham was Perham A.D. 959, and also in the 13th century." 1 The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 proved the widespread use of the family in the 13th century: Richard de Parham, Cambridgeshire; John de Perham, Sussex; and Nicholas de Perham, Wiltshire. 5 In early Norfolk records, we found Ralph de Parham, Norfolk (no date.) 6 Early History of the Param familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Param research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1187, 1264, 1366 and 1504 are included under the topic Early Param History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Param Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Parham, Param, Parram, Perham, Pearham, Perram and others. Early Notables of the Param familyMore information is included under the topic Early Param Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Param migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Param Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- W J Param, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 7
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- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Param migration to the United States 
