Latymer Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Latymer Surname Definition:

(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.

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Latymer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:4,286,005132,302
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Latymer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

Latymer: an interpreter; not uncommon.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Latymer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Latymer occurs most in England. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Latymer click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Latymer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,213,395th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Latymer are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 4,286,005. In England Latymer is mostly found in: Kent, where 38 percent live, Derbyshire, where 31 percent live and Greater London, where 15 percent live. Aside from England it is found in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 7 percent live.

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