Tatem Surname

172,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,495 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Tatem 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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Tatem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3041:277,95925,957
Algeria6771:57,0639,629
France1281:518,92871,816
Cameroon701:296,70127,784
England651:857,20145,134
Bermuda631:1,036166
Canada581:635,26952,014
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Barbados151:19,1631,043
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Saint Kitts and Nevis91:6,133601
Turks and Caicos Islands81:4,291379
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4111:122,18711,874

Tatem (393) may also be a first name.

Tatem 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

Tatem Last Name Facts

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

Tatem (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪ, Russian: Татем) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatem? popularity and diffusion

Tatem is the 172,420th most prevalent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,920,860 people. The surname Tatem is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Tatem are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 436,161st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 393 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,304 people, or 1 in 277,959. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 12 percent are found and New Jersey, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States Tatem exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 27 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Tatem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tatem has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tatem last name increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 127 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tatem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tatem surname are 4.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.7% being registered with the party.

The amount Tatem earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $42,486 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.03% more than the national average, earning $62,117 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tathem9168/
Thatem9133/
Tateme9123/
Taitem913/
Tautem912/
Tateem912/
Tateum911/
Tattem911/
Taytem911/
Tadteam8358/
Tadtiem8316/
Thathem835/
Tasteem831/
Taateme831/
Tatim80421/
Totem80373/
Taten80267/
Tasem80120/
Tetem8057/
Tacem807/
Tatne806/
Tatym802/
Tatemgue771/
Thadtiem771/
Tadtheam771/
Thatheam770/
Thatheim770/
Tam75117,142/
Taseem731,266/
Tatten73244/
Thetem73171/
Tasten73118/
Tateng73108/
Thaten7387/
Tottem7386/
Tachem7330/
Tausem7318/
Tasiem7316/
Tateen7313/
Tathen7312/
Tatien7311/
Tauten739/
Teatim738/
Toteme737/
Tatend736/
Tastim734/
Tassem734/
Teutem734/
Totemd734/
Taiten733/
Thotem733/
Taisem733/
Tataen732/
Tatime732/
Toteem731/
Toutem731/
Tahtim731/
Tatenn731/
Teetem731/
Taitim731/
Tatoym731/
Tathne731/
Tothem731/
Tautim731/
Tasemt731/
Tateun730/
Tatuen730/
Tayten730/
Thatthiem713/
Thadthiem713/
Tant675,762/
Tane675,316/
Taim672,408/
Taam672,196/
Team67652/
Taum67249/
Ttam67208/
Tamh67193/
Ttom67159/
Taym67136/
Teim6776/
Tautime6755/
Tamn6735/
Tastenk6728/
Tamg6724/
Tamt6722/
Tauchem6720/
Htam6717/
Tauseem6713/
Tatteng679/
Tauteng678/
Taiseem676/
Thottem675/
Tamd674/
Tahteng674/
Tuiteam674/
Taiteng673/
Tadtaim673/
Tatn672/
Teathen671/
Thastim671/
Thausem671/
Thaisem671/
Tasseem671/
Tahsemt671/
Thathen671/
Thathim671/
Taatent671/
Tamc671/
Thethem671/
Taseemh671/
Tamq671/
Dtam671/
Tautien670/
Tattent670/
Tatinne670/

Tatem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tatem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻓﺎﻃﻤﻪfatmh-
Tatem in the Russian language
Татемtatem-

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Tatem Reference & Research

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