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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. WIL-brə-ham  [key]

Meaning & History

Denoted a person hailing from Wilbraham in Cambridgeshire, England. The place name itself means "Wilburg's homestead or estate" in Old English, Wilburg or Wilburga allegedly referring to a 7th-century Anglo-Saxon princess who was given the lands later called Wilbraham by her father, King Penda of Mercia.
Added 11/4/2013 by babycrookston
Edited 2/21/2019 by SeaHorse15