The name Needham goes back to the Anglo Saxon tribes of Britain. The original Needhams came from the county of Derbyshire. Another variation of the name is Nedham and also Needam. The name can be found in very early census rolls that were taken by Kings in England in the pursuance of tax collection.
The were many settlers who carried the name around
the World and a large settlement was in Massachusetts in the United States
where a large city called Needham
Heights is thriving today with a population around 9000 people.