Latham Surname

11,608th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Latham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom,' a chapelry in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire The surname has ramified very strongly and spread far and wide, probably from lade or lathe, a barn. A distinguished family took their name from this place.

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Latham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,5671:12,6881,584
England11,9261:4,672644
Australia2,9191:9,2481,383
Canada1,1871:31,0414,041
Thailand1,0531:67,0838,602
Wales7321:4,228458
New Zealand5241:8,6421,492
Scotland2881:18,5902,213
South Africa1981:273,62527,113
Ireland1081:43,6013,325
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines891:1,266285
Chile831:212,2476,658
France831:800,27496,515
Jamaica721:39,8602,581
Spain601:779,20132,544
Northern Ireland601:30,7513,176
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Netherlands391:433,00544,158
Germany361:2,236,263117,794
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Isle of Man211:4,087875
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Norway131:395,56035,657
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Panama111:355,6607,645
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Jersey101:9,9202,003
China91:151,924,6187,954
India91:85,229,487684,495
Cook Islands81:2,272577
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,9311:4,110599
Wales1221:12,856768
Scotland311:120,7495,564
Isle of Man121:4,522462
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0261:9,9921,281

Latham (614) may also be a first name.

Latham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lathom,' a chapelry in the parish of Ormskirk, Lancashire The surname has ramified very strongly and spread far and wide, probably from lade or lathe, a barn. A distinguished family took their name from this place.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) belonging to Latham (Yorks), Lathom (Lancs), 13th cent. Lathum = At the Barns [Old Norse hlaðum, dat. pl. of hlaða, a barn]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Place name in Lancashire.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) One who came from Latham or Laytham, both in Yorkshire, or Lathom in Lancashire, all three meaning barn enclosure.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Of this great family, whose name is derived from the chapelry of Lathom in the parish of Ormskirk, Mr. Ormerod observes, that they have "for six centuries presided, with little interruption, over the civil government of Lancashire," and that after the succession of the house of Stanley to the representation of the family, they long exercised a corresponding influence over Cheshire." The pedigree usually commences with Robert Fitz-Henry, Lord of Lathom, who between 1189 and 1199 founded Burscough Priory; but Mr. Ormerod has successfully proved it to a period almost, if not quite coeval with the Conquest, thus :-I. Dunning-whether a continued possessor, or a Norman grantee, does not appear; II. Siward Fitz-Dunning; III. Henry Fitz-Siward; IV. Robert Fitz-Henry, above mentioned. The patronymical Fitz was continued until about the middle of the XIII. century, when the fixed surname of De Lathom was adopted. See Ormerod's Miscellanea Palatina, pp. 60, 61, 62. The orthography Latham is comparatively modem.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Letham; a location name in Fife; Lathom, Lancashire; or Laytham, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Lathams are a very old and distinguished Cheshire and Lancashire family, that took its name from Lathom in Lancashire. Their Cheshire home was at Astbury from the 14th to the 16th century; afterwards they resided at Congleton (O.). For six centuries they presided with little interruption over the civil government of Lancashire (Lower).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

The Lathams are referred to under "Cheshire".

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Latham Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Latham Come From? nationality or country of origin

Latham (Marathi: लठम) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Latham? popularity and diffusion

Latham is the 11,608th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 150,600 people. The surname Latham occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Latham are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 337,097th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 614 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 28,567 people, or 1 in 12,688. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 13 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Alabama, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 84 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Latham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Latham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Latham surname expanded 568 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 929 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 292 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Latham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Latham surname are 16.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.13% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Latham earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 12.27% more than the national average, earning 388,546 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.96% more than the national average, earning R 320,712 per year; in United States they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $40,823 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.05% more than the national average, earning $53,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Leatham923,742/
Laytham92312/
Lattham9236/
Laetham926/
Laitham922/
Latheam922/
Lataham921/
Lathame921/
Lathamm921/
Lathham921/
Lautham921/
Lastham921/
Liatham921/
Lhatham921/
Hlatham921/
Latam911,231/
Leatheam8623/
Leathham861/
L'Latham861/
Lathamne861/
Latheaum860/
Lathan834,741/
Letham831,183/
Lathom83276/
Laatam83275/
Lastam83169/
Latame8345/
Lahtam8337/
Lattam8323/
Lautam836/
Laetam834/
Lataim834/
Lotham832/
Laitam832/
Latamm831/
Lateam831/
Hlatam831/
Leetham77681/
Leytham77229/
Lathane77148/
Lauthan77145/
Lathang77104/
Leitham7757/
Latahan7754/
Laitamm7732/
Laitame7731/
Leathan7729/
Laustam7719/
Leatame7717/
Laythan7716/
Lathanh7710/
Laithan776/
Loutham775/
Lahatam775/
Laehtam775/
Loitham774/
Llaytam774/
Lathand771/
Lathann771/
Liathan771/
Lathean771/
Lattamn771/
Latthan771/
Latamne771/
Hlathan771/
Lathaan771/
Lattame771/
Lathoum771/
Lhathom771/
Hlateam771/
Lettham770/
Lathain770/
Lasteam770/
Latan731,363/
Letam73232/
Lotam73231/
Latom7322/
Latań731/
Loettham71365/
Liathain7114/
Laithang717/
Hlathane713/
Lauthain712/
Leythamm711/
Laythain711/
Lothamnn711/
Leathean710/
Lautan674,048/
Latane671,279/
Laitan671,196/
Lathon67747/
Latang67732/
Lattan67296/
Lotame67288/
Lothan67179/
Lataan67128/
Lathangue67115/
Laatan6787/
Laïtan6784/
Laytan6759/
Laîtan6736/
Lostam6730/
Latant6724/
Liatan6722/
Lastan6720/
Lottam6718/
Latahn6715/
Loitam6710/
Lethom6710/
Latoum6710/
Latome679/
Leitam678/
Lhatan676/
Lataun675/
Lautom675/
Latean674/
Laachthan674/
Laytom673/
Latoom673/
Loteam673/
Latain672/
Latgan672/
Ladtan672/
Lothom671/
Loutam671/
Latand671/
Laatom671/
Llatan671/
Lahtan671/
Lettam671/
Leadthang671/
Hlatom671/
Leatan670/

Latham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Latham in the Marathi language
लठमlathama-

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