Tatham Surname

112,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Tatham 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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Tatham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6891:214,60020,924
England1,2281:45,3735,716
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Canada2521:146,21314,975
New Zealand1621:27,9534,881
Jamaica1511:19,0061,698
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Thailand751:941,845145,864
Wales371:83,6366,963
France341:1,953,609166,012
Zimbabwe251:617,53046,943
Scotland151:356,92115,763
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
India51:153,413,076951,030
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0261:23,7583,312
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Tatham (29) may also be a first name.

Tatham 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

(English) belonging to Tatham (Lancs), 13th cent. Tateham, Tatham = Tata’s (m.) or Tate’s (from) Home [v. under Tait(e, and + Old English hám, home, estate]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Tatham (Tata’s homestead), in Lancashire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in co. Lancaster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Tatham Last Name Facts

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

Tatham occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Tatham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tatham? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tatham is the 112,077th most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 1,761,553 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Tatham are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent forename on earth It is held by 29 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,689 people, or 1 in 214,600. In The United States Tatham is mostly found in: Nevada, where 21 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 30 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Tatham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tatham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tatham surname rose 1,181 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tatham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tatham last name are 13.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tatham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.12% more than the national average, earning R 447,048 per year; in United States they earn 11.95% more than the national average, earning $48,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.45% more than the national average, earning $59,344 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Taitham92177/
Thatham92127/
Tattham926/
Tadtham924/
Tautham922/
Teatham921/
Tataham921/
Tathham921/
Tathamn920/
Tatam911,113/
Thaitham86195/
Thattham866/
Thaetham864/
Teastham861/
Thathaim861/
Tadtheam861/
Taustham860/
Thatheam860/
Tautam83858/
Tattam83797/
Totham83180/
Tathan83157/
Taitam8323/
Tatame8314/
Taatam837/
Tathom834/
Tahtam834/
Tastam833/
Tatatm831/
Tatamg831/
Tetham830/
Thathom77365/
Thotham77295/
Thathan77203/
Tadteam7758/
Tatahan7710/
Taithan779/
Tettham776/
Tautaam774/
Teetham774/
Tootham773/
Tathane773/
Tadtaim773/
Tathang772/
Tottham771/
Tajthan771/
Tautaum771/
Tauttam771/
Tatahme771/
Tadtame771/
Tadthan771/
Tatamnd771/
Tatthan771/
Thetham770/
Tathain770/
Tatom731,999/
Tatan731,510/
Tatań731/
Thettham71895/
Thathane71473/
Tatamova7116/
Thaathan719/
Thottham716/
Thedtham713/
Theutham712/
Toothamn711/
Theathan711/
Thoutham711/
Taithanh711/
Tauthang711/
Theetham711/
Thothaum711/
Thathoom711/
Tedthaum711/
Thatheim710/
Tatang678,569/
Tattan671,261/
Tastan671,099/
Tatane67653/
Tothom67504/
Tautan67230/
Taytan67142/
Tataan67101/
Thatom6761/
Thatam6748/
Teatom6730/
Taitom6727/
Tatoum6721/
Tadtan6720/
Tathon6718/
Taitan6715/
Tataun6714/
Tatant679/
Tattom678/
Tatain678/
Tahtan675/
Thoettham674/
Tothan673/
Tajtan673/
Tatome673/
Thaathane673/
Tatatn671/
Tateum671/
Tastom671/
Tatoym671/
Tatthasen671/
Tatohn671/
Tatomg671/
Tatoom671/
Tautom670/
Taetom670/

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