Find out how popular the last name Lattimore is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Lattimore.

Lattimore, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Lattimore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lattimore in America

Lattimore is the 6664th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lattimore surname appeared 5,068 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Lattimore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lattimore to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Lattimore

The surname Lattimore has its origins in England, with the earliest known records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from a combination of the Old English words "lad" meaning a way or path, and "mor" meaning a moor or marsh, referring to someone who lived near a moorland path or road.

One of the earliest known references to the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which recorded landowners and their properties. An entry in this record mentions a "William de Lathemor" in Oxfordshire. The surname also appears in various medieval tax records and court rolls from the 14th and 15th centuries, with spellings such as Lathemor, Lathmore, and Lathymor.

The name is thought to have originated in the counties of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, where there were several places with names containing elements similar to "Lattimore". For instance, the village of Ladbroke in Warwickshire was recorded as "Ladebroc" in the Domesday Book of 1086, meaning "the brook by the path".

In the 16th century, a notable bearer of the surname was John Lattimore (c. 1535 - 1604), an English lawyer and Member of Parliament for Worcestershire. Another early figure was Thomas Lattimore (c. 1575 - 1638), a clergyman who served as the Rector of Sutton Valence in Kent.

During the 17th century, the name can be found in various parish records and historical documents. One example is William Lattimore (1604 - 1671), a merchant and landowner from Oxfordshire who served as a Justice of the Peace.

In the 18th century, the surname gained prominence with the birth of John Lattimore (1743 - 1826), a notable English architect who designed several churches and public buildings in London and the surrounding areas.

In more recent times, a well-known bearer of the name was Ralph Lattimore (1891 - 1963), an American author and journalist who wrote extensively about Asia and served as a foreign correspondent for several newspapers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lattimore

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Lattimore.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Lattimore was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Lattimore has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Lattimore was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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