Hulme

English

Etymology

From Old Norse holmr (“islet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhjuːm/

Proper noun

Hulme (countable and uncountable, plural Hulmes)

  1. A northern suburb of Warrington, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ6091). [1]
  2. An area of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England.
  3. A hamlet in Werrington parish, Staffordshire Moorlands district, Staffordshire, England, on the border of Stoke-on-Trent (OS grid ref SJ9345).
  4. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Hulme is the 14447th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2068 individuals. Hulme is most common among White (95.02%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ OS: Warrington
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