Lattimer Surname

151,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Lattimer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the latimer,' an interpreter; literally a speaker of Latin. Old French Latinier. 'Latonere, or he that usythe Latyn speche' (Promptorium Parvulorum); v. Way's note. 'Sir John Maundevile, speaking of the routes to the Holy Land, says of the one by way of Babylon, "And alle weys fynden men Latyneres to go with hem in the contrees .

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Lattimer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1011:172,51717,392
England4761:117,05511,917
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Australia831:325,24927,873
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Scotland331:162,2379,329
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3681:66,2377,568
Scotland491:76,3924,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5721:87,7959,105

Lattimer (19) may also be a first name.

Lattimer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the latimer,' an interpreter; literally a speaker of Latin. Old French Latinier. 'Latonere, or he that usythe Latyn speche' (Promptorium Parvulorum); v. Way's note. 'Sir John Maundevile, speaking of the routes to the Holy Land, says of the one by way of Babylon, "And alle weys fynden men Latyneres to go with hem in the contrees ... in to tyme that menconne the langage': Voiage. An old poem says: 'Lyare was mi latymer, Sloth and sleep mi bedyner.': Wright's Lyric Poetry.

Hugo Latinarius, 1086: Domesday.

William le Latiner. Calendarium Rotulorum Originalium.

Warin le Latymer. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Nicholas le Latimer. Writs of Parliament.

Alan le Latimer, Suffolk, 12.

Symon le Latimer, Suffolk.

William Latymere, 1513, Oxf.

1586. John Hollowaie and Johanna Latimer: Marriage Lic. (London).

For a second derivation, v. Latoner.

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

From OF, latinier, ME. latymer, an interpreter, literally one knowing Latin. The form Latimer is of easier pronunciation. The Latimeris were included among the unruly clans of the West Marche in 1587 (APS., III, p. 467). See also Lottimer.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

See LATIMER.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) for Latiner, prop. Latin Interpreter or Translator; but also signifying an Interpreter generally. [Middle English latimer, latymer, latyner, latiner, Old French latinier, L. Latin latinari-um; from Latin Latin-us, Latin] William le Latymer.—Cal. Inq. P.M. (A.D. 1260) William le Latiner.—Cal. Rot. Orig.

And men alleweys fynden latyneres to go with them in the contrees and furthere beyonde in to tyme that men conne the language.—Sir John Maundevile, p. 58.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A corruption of the A. Norm, latinier, a speaker of Latin, or more loosely, an interpreter-the term Latin having been formerly applied, as Halliwell observes, to languages in general. Sir John Maundeville, speaking of the route from Babylon to Sinai, says: "And men alle weys fynden Latyneres to go with hem in the contrees, and ferthere bezonde in to tyme that men conne the language." The noble families of this surname are descended according to the Peerages, from Wrenock, the son of Meirric, who held certain lands on the Welsh border, under the A. Norman kings, by the service of being latimer, or interpreter between the Welsh and the English. See also the article Kynaston. The name was prefixed by Le for several generations after its adoption.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

An interpreter. This name was first given to Wrenoc ap Merrick, a learned Welshman, interpreter between the Welsh and English. The name of his office descended to his posterity.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Lattimer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lattimer (Russian: Латтимер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lattimer? popularity and diffusion

Lattimer is the 151,746th most numerous family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 2,511,215 people. The surname Lattimer is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Lattimer reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 19 people.

The surname Lattimer is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,101 people, or 1 in 172,517. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 13 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Lattimer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Lattimer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lattimer surname rose 367 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lattimer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (33%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Lattimer surname are 20.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lattimer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 640.92% more than the national average, earning R 1,760,700 per year; in United States they earn 4.32% less than the national average, earning $41,287 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.85% more than the national average, earning $51,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Lattimer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lattimer in the Russian language
Латтимерlattimer-

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