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Definition: Believed to be derived from an English place name which meant either "gravelly homestead" or "grey home," this surname was first used in Scotland in the 12th century. A famous bearer is Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.
Surname Origin:
Scottish, English
Alternate Surname Spellings:
GRAEME, GRAHAME
More Resources for the Surname GRAHAM :
Common Surname Search Tips GRAHAM Family Genealogy Forum GRAHAM Family Trees on the Web FamilySearch - GRAHAM Genealogy GRAHAM Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - GRAHAM Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - GRAHAM Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - GRAHAM Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - GRAHAM Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
