Homestead on the boundary
Derived from Old English elements, this name refers to a settlement or homestead located on a boundary line. It was originally a topographic surname for families living near a border or mark.
Less common today
Markham isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #7,495 in 1991.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
Pioneering aviator and author of 'West with the Night'
A character in the Sherlock Holmes story 'The Adventure of the Abbey Grange' · The Return of Sherlock Holmes
Pseudonym used by Kingsley Amis for a James Bond novel
