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
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Tatum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tatum Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tatum (Arabic: تاتوم, Bengali: তাতুম, Marathi: तातुम, Russian: Татум) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Tatüm or Tatúm. For other possible spellings of Tatum click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tatum? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tatum is the 16,351st most frequently occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 214,396 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Tatum live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 94,476th most prevalent given name throughout the world, held by 5,147 people.
The last name Tatum is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 31,939 people, or 1 in 11,348. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 16 percent live, Georgia, where 8 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Tatum exists in 70 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Honduras, where 1 percent live.
Tatum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tatum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 bearing the Tatum surname are 11.49% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.26% registered with the 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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