Donham Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

In census returns, Donham often stands in for Dunham. In origin, the name means “Hill homestead”.

• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• In the 2010 US Census, 1,041 Americans gave Donham as their last name (rank 24,159). That puts it inside the top 25,000 US surnames.
• The same family of names includes Dunnam.
• Names that sound alike, such as Denham, are easily confused in old records.
• Spelled with “o” instead of “u”, Donham shows how the same name was heard and written differently.

Arms associated with the name

There is no single Donham family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Donham report, with a museum-style coat of arms.