Needham Name Meaning: Habitational for any one of a number of places with this name i.e Suffolk. Old English ned 'hardship' + ham 'homestead'.
Usually implied a place of 'hardship' & 'poor living'.
Discover how your Needham ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 4 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 13 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 179 |
| Cornwall | 1 |
| Cumberland | 5 |
| Derbyshire | 589 |
| Devon | 14 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 27 |
| Essex | 2 |
| Gloucestershire | 13 |
| Hampshire | 12 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 60 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 26 |
| Lancashire | 711 |
| Leicestershire | 297 |
| Lincolnshire | 322 |
| London | 212 |
| Middlesex | 2 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 24 |
| Northamptonshire | 18 |
| Nottinghamshire | 283 |
| Oxfordshire | 1 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 60 |
| Shropshire | 26 |
| Suffolk | 1 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 0 |
| Sussex | 3 |
| Staffordshire | 88 |
| Warwickshire | 34 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 24 |
| Yorkshire | 486 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 4 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 0 |
| Flintshire | 28 |
| Glamorgan | 3 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 13 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Labourer | 126 |
| Female Servant | 111 |
| Independent | 77 |
| Farmer | 70 |
| Male Servant | 60 |
| Labourer | 53 |
| Cotton Weaver | 31 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 31 |
| Coal Miner | 25 |
| Cotton Spinner | 25 |
| Cotton Piecer | 23 |
| Shoe Maker | 21 |
| Silk Weaver | 21 |
| Weaver | 19 |
| Lead Miner | 15 |
| Apprentice | 13 |
| Butcher | 13 |
| Stocking Maker | 12 |
| Lace Maker | 11 |
| Joiner | 10 |
| Cotton Carder | 9 |
| Dress Maker | 9 |
| Collier | 8 |
| Cutler | 8 |
| Baker | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Needham | 3,270 |
| John Needham | 2,927 |
| William Needham | 2,651 |
| Elizabeth Needham | 1,796 |
| Sarah Needham | 1,785 |
| George Needham | 1,731 |
| Thomas Needham | 1,645 |
| James Needham | 1,414 |
| Joseph Needham | 1,253 |
| Ann Needham | 1,168 |
| Charles Needham | 793 |
| Hannah Needham | 707 |
| Jane Needham | 676 |
| Annie Needham | 638 |
| Alice Needham | 610 |
| Henry Needham | 543 |
| Samuel Needham | 525 |
| Ellen Needham | 522 |
| Emma Needham | 510 |
| Eliza Needham | 496 |
| Robert Needham | 479 |
| Martha Needham | 472 |
| Arthur Needham | 387 |
| Edward Needham | 361 |
| Margaret Needham | 361 |