A Dutch, English and French surname, Maxham is form the Latin term ’maximus’ which means great. A spelling variation for Maxham is Maxim. Across England there are several major sections with high Maxham populations. Some counties with the high numbers are Kent, Essex, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, Berkshire and Warwickshire. Within the United States most with the Maxham name live in Massachusetts, Vermont, New York, and Rhode Island. Famous: Benjamin D. Maxham ( did early daguerreotype photography in 1840s and 1850s).