Parham (surname)
Parham is an English surname.
Parham is a habitational name derived from villages named Parham in Suffolk and Sussex. It is derived from the Old English words pere meaning "pear", and hām meaning "homestead". Early known bearers include Turmod de Perham mentioned in the 1086 Domesday Book and William de Perreham mentioned in the 1187 Pipe rolls of Sussex. Variants of the surname include Perram, Parram, and Perham.
People
- Ann Parham, American librarian
- Arthur Parham, English bishop
- Charles Fox Parham, American preacher instrumental in the formation of Pentecostalism
- Donald Parham, American football player
- Dylan Parham, American football player
- Easy Parham, American professional basketball player
- Sir Frederick Parham, Royal Navy admiral
- H. B. Richenda Parham, British writer and amateur botanist in Fiji
- Lennon Parham, American actress
- Lucy Parham, British concert pianist
- Nora Parham, Belizean woman executed for murder
- Philip Parham, British ambassador
- Robert Parham, American kickboxer
- Tiny Parham, Canadian-born American jazz bandleader and pianist
- Truck Parham, American jazz double-bassist