What is "dunham"

Dunham is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origination.

The origins of the name may be in the Britannic place name “de Dinan” (Dinan is a walled town in North West France). Alan, Barron de Dinan of Scotland carried the name to the United Kingdom with the William the Conquer in 1066. Denham is another variation.

In 1630 Deacon John Dunham emigrated from England to the American Continent and became a deputy in the Legislative Assembly elected to represent the Plymouth Colony.