Oldam: Last Name Origin and Family Crest

Ask a genealogist about Oldam and the first name they will mention is Oldham. The name is habitational, pointing to “from Oldham, in Lancashire”.

• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Oldam drops the “h” of Oldham, a simplification that clerks often made.
• Related forms: Oldom.

Heraldry and the Oldam name

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