Lattimore Surname

73,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,659 people bear this surname

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

Lattimore 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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Lattimore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4011:67,1107,821
England6041:92,2489,900
Australia2921:92,45110,569
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
Ireland971:48,5463,552
Canada821:449,33638,948
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales71:442,07621,198
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1571:155,25713,565
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7161:70,1387,577

Lattimore (39) may also be a first name.

Lattimore 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)

(English) The Latiner or translator of Latin, an interpreter.

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

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

Lattimore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lattimore occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lattimore? popularity and diffusion

Lattimore is the 73,890th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,094,390 people. Lattimore is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Lattimore are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Lattimore is also the 1,637,361st most commonly held given name internationally, held by 39 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 5,401 people, or 1 in 67,110. In The United States Lattimore is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.

Lattimore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lattimore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lattimore last name expanded 754 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 385 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 539 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lattimore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Presbyterian (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Lattimore last name are 6.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lattimore earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17% less than the national average, earning $35,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.81% more than the national average, earning $51,081 CAD per year.

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