Last name Oldham (Oldham 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The family name Oldham is characteristic of the United Kingdom, where it is quite a rare surname, New Zealand, and Bahamas. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Very seldom, Oldham is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Oldham | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Canada, New Zealand |
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hugh oldham English cleric, Bishop of Exeter and patron of education (c.1452–1519), GB (b. 1452) |
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| john oldham American colonist, GB (b. 1592) |
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john oldham English satirical poet and translator (b. 1653) |
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| elizabeth oldham (1730-1782) (b. 1730) |
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| samuel oldham IN (b. 1733) |
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| mary oldham (1753-1825) (b. 1753) |
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henry oldham (1815-1902), GB (b. 1815) |
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thomas oldham Anglo-Irish geologist, director of the Indian Geological Survey (1850-1876), IE (b. 1816) |
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| jacob oldham Canadian politician, CA (b. 1768) |
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| john oldham Irish engineer (b. 1779) |
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charles aemilius oldham Irish geologist who worked in India (b. 1831) |
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| thomas oldham Irish engineer (b. 1801) |
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| james oldham British engineer, GB (b. 1801) |
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william fitzjames oldham British-American bishop (1854-1937), US (b. 1854) |
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marie augusta oldham American missionary worker (b. 1857) |
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