The Gorham Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

Official name counts are where our Gorham file begins. The 2010 census count for Gorham in the United States was 8,458, good for rank 4,190.

Where the name comes from

A family Bible, a parish register or an emigration record often gives the first firm date for a Gorham ancestor. No reliable dictionary entry explains Gorham, so any origin we give a client is traced from their own ancestors.

Similar-sounding surnames on Herald Lab: Graham and Grahame.

Heraldry and the Gorham name

A coat of arms was granted to a particular family line, not to everyone named Gorham, so a shared surname is a clue rather than a claim to the arms.

For the full story, order the Gorham surname pack.