Tallemach Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Tallemach Surname Definition:

(French) a nickname from the Old French tal(e)mache, ‘wallet,’ ‘knapsack.’ Peter Talemache.—Hundred Rolls

Tallemach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:773,63329,106
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Tallemach Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) a nickname from the Old French tal(e)mache, ‘wallet,’ ‘knapsack.’ Peter Talemache.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In his preface to Orosins, Dr. Bosworth states, that the family were among "the first Engle or Angles that settled among the Sudfolk in East Anglia." On their manor-house at Beutley, near Ipswich, there is, or was, the following distich: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

TOLLMACHE: (Northen French) Totting of the bell.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tallemach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tallemach is found in Wales more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallemach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tallemach are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequent in Wales, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 773,633. In Wales Tallemach is primarily found in: Vale of Glamorgan County Borough, where 100 percent live. Aside from Wales this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent live.

Tallemach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tallemach has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Tallemach surname decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tollemach891/
Tallema8810/
Talemah881/
Tollemache84411/
Taleimah828/
Tallemma822/
Talema802,980/
Thallemma781/
Taslema751,377/
Tallima75248/
Taulema7541/
Thalema758/
Taliema757/
Talimah756/
Ttalema753/
Talemma753/
Talemoa751/
Talemai751/
Talimac751/
Taalema751/
Taleema751/
Taillemaud746/
Tasleema71157/
Thaleima717/
Talimmah714/
Tailimah713/
Tolomach711/
Tallimma711/
Tajleima711/
Tolleima711/
Talima671,869/
Talemaist67304/
Tolema6742/
Talemo6715/
Taleahmad672/
Tasleemat671/
Thalheima671/
Talyma671/
Tasleemma671/
Thallimma671/
Thauleema671/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tallemach
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis