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.
Well-known persons with this surname include:
- Robert Ormond Maugham, English barrister and father of Somerset Maugham
- Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham, English statesman, the eldest son of the previous
- Robin Maugham, English writer, the only son of the previous
- W. Somerset Maugham, English writer, best known of the Maughams.
- Frederic Maugham, 1st Viscount Maugham, English statesman, the eldest son of the previous
Famous quotes containing the word maugham:
“Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one’s mind.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1966)
“The ideal has many names, and beauty is but one of them.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)
“What has influenced my life more than any other single thing has been my stammer. Had I not stammered I would probably ... have gone to Cambridge as my brothers did, perhaps have become a don and every now and then published a dreary book about French literature.”
—W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965)