Tatum Surname
Approximately 33,991 people bear this surname
Tatum 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.
Read More About This SurnameTatum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31,939 | 1:11,348 | 1,409 |
| England | 940 | 1:59,275 | 7,071 |
| Honduras | 219 | 1:40,258 | 1,138 |
| Cayman Islands | 175 | 1:365 | 57 |
| Australia | 141 | 1:191,459 | 19,007 |
| Indonesia | 100 | 1:1,322,492 | 91,711 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| Ecuador | 47 | 1:338,422 | 9,364 |
| Nauru | 43 | 1:276 | 82 |
| Nicaragua | 39 | 1:154,387 | 2,244 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| India | 21 | 1:36,526,923 | 420,161 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| Belize | 17 | 1:20,910 | 1,796 |
| Costa Rica | 15 | 1:318,671 | 3,310 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 255 | 1:95,590 | 9,792 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,743 | 1:13,417 | 1,720 |
The alternate forms: Tatüm (1) & Tatúm (1) are calculated separately.
Tatum (5,147) may also be a first name.
Tatum 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.
For Tatham, q.v.
(English) One who came from Tatham (Tata’s homestead), in Lancashire.
A parish in co. Lancaster.
See Tatham, of which it is a phonetic form.
Tatham is the name of a Lancashire parish. The Tathams of Pontefract, during the 17th century, frequently filled the office of mayor (M.).
Tatum Demographics
Average Tatum Salary in
United States
$38,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tatum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tatum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tatum (Arabic: تاتوم, Bengali: তাতুম, Marathi: तातुम, Russian: Татум) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be found as a variant: Tatüm or Tatúm. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tatum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 16,351st most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 214,396 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tatum are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tatum is also the 94,476th most widely held first name globally It is held by 5,147 people.
The last name Tatum is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 31,939 people, or 1 in 11,348. In The United States Tatum is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Honduras, where 1 percent reside.
Tatum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tatum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tatum last name expanded 853 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 369 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tatum Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Tatum last name are 11.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.26% registered with the political party.
The amount Tatum earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.76% less than the national average, earning $38,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.26% more than the national average, earning $51,302 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Tatum Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Tatum in the Bengali language | ||
| তাতুম | tatuma | - |
| Tatum in the Marathi language | ||
| तातुम | tatuma | - |
| Tatum in the Russian language | ||
| Татум | tatum | - |
| Tatum in the Arabic language | ||
| تاتوم | tatwm | - |
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Tatum Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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