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 occurs more in Wales more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallemach? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most numerous family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Tallemach reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in Wales, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 773,633. In Wales it is primarily found in: Vale of Glamorgan County Borough, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Wales this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found.

Tallemach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tallemach has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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

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