Submitted NameRevisions Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English, Cornish Pronounced Pron. WAYK-əm [key] Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 9/10/2014 by Goweegie2 Edited 9/10/2014 by Goweegie2 Meaning & History A locational surname for someone who lived in one of three places called Wakeham in various parts of England, including Cornwall and/or Devon.