Tollemache Surname

712,393rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 411 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Tollemache Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Variants of Tollemache, which see.

Willelmus Talemasche, 7 Henry II, Pipe Roll.

John Talmach, 1677: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary.

Tollemache Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1211:447,75037,883
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
England801:696,47639,547
Australia641:421,80833,593
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England761:320,72921,086

Tollemache Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Variants of Tollemache, which see.

Willelmus Talemasche, 7 Henry II, Pipe Roll.

John Talmach, 1677: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. I can offer no satisfactory solution of this surname. The county of Suffolk seems to have been its original home.

William Talemasche, 7 Henry II: Pipe Roll.

Hugo Talemasch, alias Talmach, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alice Talemache, Cambridgeshire ibid.

Peter Talemache, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Hugo Talemache, Norfolk, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William Talemache, Hampshire, ibid.

1568. Buried — Fraunces Talmach: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

For Tallemache, q.v.

A connexion with M.H. Ger. tolmetsche (Ger. dolmetsch), Hung, tolmács (of Turk. orig.), ‘interpreter’, is not likely.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French) a nickname from the Old French tal(e)mache, ‘wallet,’ ‘knapsack.’ Peter Talemache.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

In his preface to Orosins, Dr. Bosworth states, that the family were among "the first Engle or Angles that settled among the Sudfolk in East Anglia." On their manor-house at Beutley, near Ipswich, there is, or was, the following distich: —

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

TOLLMACHE: (Northen French) Totting of the bell.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Tollmarsh; a location name in Buckfastleigh, Devon Tollemach in Roll of Battell Abbey. Richard Talamag, Talamasch, or Talemasch, held lands in Essex and Oxon temp. King John, Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus. Talmach, a benefactor to Ipswich Priory in the thirteenth century.

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

Tollemache Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tollemache is found most in South Africa. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Tollemache click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tollemache? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tollemache is the 712,393rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 17,731,255 people. The surname is mostly found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Tollemache are found; 41 percent are found in Australasia and 41 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 447,750. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Mpumalanga, where 58 percent are found, Gauteng, where 32 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 5 percent are found. Apart from South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 25 percent are found and England, where 19 percent are found.

Tollemache Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tollemache has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Tollemache last name rose 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tollemache Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Tollemache last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tollemache last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Tollemache earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 139.83% more than the national average, earning R 569,916 per year and in United States they earn 12.9% less than the national average, earning $37,583 USD per year.

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Tollemache Reference & Research

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