Släkthistoria för Petheram
Petheram Vad efternamn betyder
from a lost place Petherham recorded as Perredeha' in Domesday Book and now represented by Moxham's Farm in Otterhampton (Somerset). The etymology of the place-name is uncertain but based on the Domesday Book form may derive from the river-name Parrett + Old English hām ‘village homestead’ or hamm ‘enclosure water meadow’; Otterhampton is approximately 1 mile from the River Parrett.
Källa: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016
