Pearham History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

The Pearham 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 Pearham family

The surname Pearham 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 Pearham family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pearham research. Another 77 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1187, 1264, 1366 and 1504 are included under the topic Early Pearham History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Pearham Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Parham, Param, Parram, Perham, Pearham, Perram and others.

Early Notables of the Pearham family

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Migration of the Pearham family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: F. Parham, who arrived in Virginia in 1663; Joseph Parham, who arrived in Boston in 1701; Thomas Parham, who was deported to America in 1770; as well as Charles Parham, who was naturalized in Ohio in 1835..

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