Denham (surname)

Denham is a surname of Anglo-Saxon origin. It originally referred to those from Denham, Buckinghamshire, Denham, Suffolk and Denholme, Yorkshire.[1] The name of Denham may have come from Brittany as "de Dinan" (Dinan is a walled town in North West France) and carried to Scotland by Alan, Baron de Dinan. (Probably with the William the Conquer). See The name "Denham" by Virginia Denham (Detroit 1940).

Notable persons with this name

Anthony Denham (born 1991), American football player
Baron Denham
Carl Denham, fictional character from King Kong
Daryl Denham, British radio DJ
Digby Denham, Australian politician
Dixon Denham, British explorer
Henry Denham, British printer
Henry Mangles Denham, (1800–1887), Royal navy
James Denham-Steuart, British economist
Jeff Denham, U.S. Representative from California
John Denham (poet) (1615–1669), English poet
John Denham (politician) (born 1953), United Kingdom member of Parliament for Southampton Itchen
Maurice Denham, British actor
Robert N. Denham (1885-1954), American, general counsel to National Labor Relations Board[2][3]
Sean Denham, Australian rules footballer
Susan Denham, Chief Justice of Ireland
Thomas Denham

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References

http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/denham
"Denham, Robert N. (1885-1954), Papers, 1919-1954" (PDF). State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
"Robert N. Denham Dies; N.L.R.B. Ex-General Counsel Victim of Heart Attack". State Historical Society of Missouri. 19 June 1954. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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[1] ttp://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/denham

[DenhamPapers-2] "Denham, Robert N. (1885-1954), Papers, 1919-1954" (PDF). State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[NYT-Denham-3] "Robert N. Denham Dies; N.L.R.B. Ex-General Counsel Victim of Heart Attack". State Historical Society of Missouri. 19 June 1954. Retrieved 27 October 2019.