The Latham surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 21,277 people carried this name — #1,693 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 13,900 people counted. That is up 2% from 20,935 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Latham surname

Habitational surname from any of various places in northern England, from the dative plural form of Old Norse hlaða (“storehouse, barn”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Latham» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Lathom’.

An early record he cites: Johannes de Lethom, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Latham, Leatham, Lathom, Laytham, Leethem and Lethem.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 470 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 34 people named Latham.

Most of them — 22 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 2 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Seine-Maritime 11
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Among the farmers of England and Wales, 1880s

Latham was found among the farmers of 5 counties.

It was most frequent in Cheshire: 29 in every 10,000 farmers there — about 1 in 345. Guppy counted the farmers listed in each county’s directory and recorded a name only where it reached about 7 in every 10,000; where it does not appear, it was rarer than that, not absent.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Per 10,000 farmers, by county

Cheshire 29
Oxfordshire 15
Shropshire 12
Staffordshire 12
Lancashire 11

H. B. Guppy, «Homes of Family Names in Great Britain» (London, 1890), alphabetical list of English and Welsh names — public domain · farmers in Kelly’s Post Office Directories of the 1880s, per 10,000 farmers in each county.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

90 families named Latham, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 512 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 6 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 26
North Carolina 13
Massachusetts 11
New York 11
Rhode Island 9
Virginia 7
South Carolina 6
New Hampshire 3
Maine 2
Vermont 1
Pennsylvania 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 249 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Latham in American newspapers,
1910.

Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Latham
The Montgomery Advertiser 1910-06-18
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Latham
The Montgomery Advertiser 1910-06-17
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Latham
The Montgomery Advertiser 1910-06-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Latham in Australian newspapers,
1820s–2000s.

114,268 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Latham. The most, 60,069, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Australian Capital Territory, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 30,909
Victoria 22,199
Western Australia 21,957
Queensland 19,209
Tasmania 10,510
South Australia 7,448
ACT (Canberra) 1,785
Northern Territory 146

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Latham.

Who carried it

People named Latham,
with a public archive behind them.

  • George Latham
    George Latham d. 1871 · architect
  • Grace Mary Latham d. 1868 · writer
  • Simon Latham d. 1649 · writer
  • Edward Latham d. 1957
  • Maria Latham d. 1827
  • Agnes Mary Latham d. 1894

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Latham,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,826 records

1,826 records of the Latham name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 737
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 388
  • Other U.S. records 701
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James A. Latham

    Born 1919 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey; yardman. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bobbie J. Latham

    Born 1931; from Mecklemburg County, North Carolina. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Latham

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Irene from Liverpool, aged 26; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 1,826 records for Latham in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia1,289 records

1,289 records of the Latham name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 621
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 422
  • Other Australian records 246
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record George Henry Latham

    Died 1887 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 78. Will registered in Tasmania in 1887.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Clara Margaret Latham

    Born 1873 in Franklin, Tasmania. Married 1896 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 23.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Albert Leslie Latham

    Born 1880 in Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1929 in Tasmania, aged 48.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 1,289 records for Latham in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada240 records

240 records of the Latham name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 179
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 20
  • Other Canadian records 41
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Matilda Latham

    Killed in the Halifax Explosion of 1917, aged 49.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jean Gertrude Latham

    Buried in 1994 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 75.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Thomas Donaldson Walter Latham

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 240 records for Latham in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom47 records

47 records of the Latham name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 37
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 7
  • Welsh wills index cards 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Alan Latham

    Buried in 1825 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 62.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Sarah Annie Latham

    Will proved in 1937; of Mumbles.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Latham

    South Lancashire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 47 records for Latham in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France14 records

14 records of the Latham name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Claude Marie Helene Latham

    Born 1927 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime); died 1992 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Charles John Latham

    Born 1949 in the United Kingdom; died 1991 in Langoëlan (Morbihan).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Auguste Lionnel Francois Latham

    Born 1910 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime); died 1999 in Béziers (Hérault).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Latham in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Latham name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 2
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Annie Louisa Latham

    Died 1967 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 79.

    Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Henry Latham

    Married in 1729 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Martha Latham

    In the population register of Nijmegen; born 1887.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Nijmegen (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Latham in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Latham name in New Zealand
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 1
  • Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record George Latham

    Buried in 1927 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 48.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Maude Latham

    Died 1964, aged 69; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Latham in New Zealand.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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