Tateham Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Tateham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality, 'of Tatham,' a parish in North Lancashire, which early gave rise to the surname.

'King John, when Earl of Moreton, gave the services of William of Tatham, in Tatham ... to Robert de Monte Begon': Baines' Lancashire.

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Tateham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Tateham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality, 'of Tatham,' a parish in North Lancashire, which early gave rise to the surname.

'King John, when Earl of Moreton, gave the services of William of Tatham, in Tatham ... to Robert de Monte Begon': Baines' Lancashire.

Thomas de Tatham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes de Tatam, 1279: ibid.

John Tatam, 1564: Register of the University of Oxford.

1576. Nicholas Colpotts and Katherine Tatham: Marriage Lic. (London).

1604. Robert Tatum and Dorothy Bisley: ibid.

1606. Buried — Boniface Tatam: St. Peter, Cornhill.

Edwar de Tathame, of Overlocke, parish of Turnstill, 1597: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

James Tatam, of Warton, 1620: ibid.

Edmund Tatham, of Tunstall, 1627: ibid.

1744. Married — Nathaniell Still and Sarah Tatum: Reg. Stourton, Wilts.

1760. Married — Richard Tattam and Caroline Smart: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

For Tatham, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tatham is the name of a Lancashire parish. The Tathams of Pontefract, during the 17th century, frequently filled the office of mayor (M.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Tateham Last Name Facts

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

Tateham occurs most in Canada. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tateham? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,882,373rd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. Tateham occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tateham live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Tateham is most widely held in Canada, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,417,138. In Canada Tateham is most common in: British Columbia, where 65 percent live, Ontario, where 19 percent live and Alberta, where 15 percent live.

Tateham Last Name Statistics demography

Tateham earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 22.51% less than the national average, earning $38,498 CAD per year.

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