Släkthistoria för Empringham
Empringham Vad efternamn betyder
probably from Empingham (Rutland) which is recorded as Empingeham in the 12th century. The place-name derives from an Old English personal name *Empa + the Old English group-name suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + hām ‘village homestead’. For the possible development of Empingham to Empringham compare Sempringham (Lincs) which is recorded as Sempingeham in the 12th century and Simpringham in 120 See also Thomas de Empyngham 1377 in Poll Tax (Empingham Rutland); Johannes Empyngham 1379 in Poll Tax (Lincoln Lincs).
Källa: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain, 2021
