Maugham is a surname most commonly associated with the English literary family. The name is a variant of Malham, Malgham, and Malghum. Families with the name originate from the area surrounding
Malham and
Kirkby Malham
Kirkby Malham is a small village and civil parish in the Craven District, Craven district of North Yorkshire, England. Situated in the Yorkshire Dales it lies east of Settle, North Yorkshire, Settle. The population of the civil parish as taken ...
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Well-known persons with this surname include:
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Robert Ormond Maugham
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
, English barrister and father of Somerset Maugham
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Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham
Frederic Herbert Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham, (20 October 1866 – 23 March 1958) was a British barrister and judge who was Lord Chancellor from March 1938 until September 1939.
Background and education
Born in Paris, Maugham was the sec ...
, English statesman, the eldest son of the previous
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Robin Maugham, English writer, the only son of the previous
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W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham ( ; 25 January 1874 – 16 December 1965) was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German un ...
, English writer, best known of the Maughams
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Syrie Maugham, wife
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Daphne Mabel Maugham
Daphne Mabel Maugham later Daphne Maugham-Casorati (1897–1982) was a British painter, who emigrated to Turin, Italy.
Family
Daphne was born in either London, England or perhaps at the British embassy in Paris, and registered in London, Her fathe ...
, painter
References
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