Bingham

Bingham Meaning & Origin

About Bingham
The surname Bingham is of English origin and is derived from the Old English personal name "Binga" or "Bing", which was a short form of various compound names beginning with "Bing-", such as "Bingheard" or "Bingwine". The name Bingham therefore means "the son of Binga" or "the descendant of Binga". It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the family or descendants of a person named Binga. The surname Bingham is fairly common in England and has spread to other English-speaking countries through migration and colonization.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Bingham is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Bingham: 25,941
  • Overall Popularity: 0.01%
  • Ranking: 1,360
  • Frequency per 100k people: 8.79

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bingham based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNKM
🗽 NYSIIS
BAN
🔊 Soundex
B05205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B IH1 NG AH0 M
🌐 IPA
/ˈbɪŋgəm/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bingham in Braille

Here's how to represent Bingham in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Bingham in braille

How to sign the name Bingham using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Bingham using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Bingham in sign language

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