Submitted Name Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. PAYR-em [key] Other Forms FormsParham, Parram, Perram Edit Status Status [show contributorhide contributor] Added 7/27/2011 by Elizabeth P. Meaning & History A variation of the English name Parham, based on the village of Parham (one in county Suffolk, another in county Sussex). From the Old English peru, meaning "pear" (the fruit), and ham, meaning "homestead".