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 | 11 |
| Berkshire | 6 |
| Cambridgeshire | 25 |
| Channel Islands | 9 |
| Cheshire | 172 |
| Cornwall | 7 |
| Cumberland | 4 |
| Derbyshire | 480 |
| Devon | 5 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 23 |
| Essex | 4 |
| Gloucestershire | 12 |
| Hampshire | 5 |
| Herefordshire | 9 |
| Hertfordshire | 1 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 81 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 43 |
| Lancashire | 661 |
| Leicestershire | 272 |
| Lincolnshire | 360 |
| London | 236 |
| Middlesex | 3 |
| Northumberland | 0 |
| Norfolk | 17 |
| Northamptonshire | 44 |
| Nottinghamshire | 312 |
| Oxfordshire | 5 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 81 |
| Shropshire | 27 |
| Suffolk | 2 |
| Somerset | 0 |
| Surrey | 2 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Staffordshire | 119 |
| Warwickshire | 49 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 0 |
| Worcestershire | 18 |
| Yorkshire | 605 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 4 |
| Flintshire | 44 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 5 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 452 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 105 |
| House Servant | 77 |
| At Home | 54 |
| Labourer | 46 |
| Frame Work Knitter | 42 |
| Farm Labourer | 34 |
| Dress Maker | 34 |
| House Keeper | 29 |
| Coal Miner | 27 |
| Servant | 27 |
| Annuitant | 24 |
| Power Loom Weaver | 24 |
| Cotton Piecer | 23 |
| Cotton Spinner | 19 |
| Hand Loom Weaver | 18 |
| General Servant | 17 |
| Lace Maker | 17 |
| Farmer's Son | 16 |
| Weaver | 16 |
| Scholar At Home | 16 |
| Shoe Maker | 15 |
| Lead Miner | 15 |
| Errand Boy | 13 |
| Farm Servant | 13 |
| 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 |