Latham
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Habitational surname from any of various places in northern England, from the dative plural form of Old Norse hlaða (“storehouse, barn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɪ.θəm/
Proper noun
Latham (countable and uncountable, plural Lathams)
- (countable) A surname from Old Norse.
- (uncountable) A placename, from the surname:
- A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
- A small town in the Mid West Region, Western Australia, Australia.
- A village in Logan County, Illinois, United States.
- A city in Butler County, Kansas, United States.
- A hamlet in Albany County, New York, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Pike County, Ohio, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Lane County, Oregon, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Weakley County, Tennessee, United States.
Derived terms
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Olaya is the 1693rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21277 individuals. Latham is most common among White (79.03%) and Black/African American (16.05%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Latham”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 400.