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UK surname

Lattimore

An English locational surname derived from a place name meaning "latticed lake" in Old English.

In the 1881 census there were 160 people recorded with the Lattimore surname, ranking it #14,860 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 425, ranked #11,300, up from #14,860 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Leonard Shoreditch, Whittering and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include East Riding of Yorkshire, East Northamptonshire and Fenland.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Lattimore is 479 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 165.6%.

1881 census count

160

Ranked #14,860

Modern count

425

2016, ranked #11,300

Peak year

2002

479 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Lattimore had 160 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,860 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 425 in 2016, ranked #11,300.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 296 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Lattimore surname distribution map

The map shows where the Lattimore surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Lattimore surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Lattimore over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 157 #12,504
1861 historical 138 #16,365
1881 historical 160 #14,860
1891 historical 201 #14,866
1901 historical 280 #12,193
1911 historical 296 #11,569
1997 modern 429 #10,440
1998 modern 449 #10,428
1999 modern 471 #10,098
2000 modern 465 #10,175
2001 modern 475 #9,827
2002 modern 479 #9,954
2003 modern 460 #10,091
2004 modern 453 #10,251
2005 modern 429 #10,597
2006 modern 445 #10,319
2007 modern 457 #10,205
2008 modern 445 #10,521
2009 modern 450 #10,669
2010 modern 461 #10,701
2011 modern 458 #10,630
2012 modern 448 #10,702
2013 modern 447 #10,885
2014 modern 441 #11,082
2015 modern 431 #11,206
2016 modern 425 #11,300

Geography

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Where Lattimores are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Leonard Shoreditch, Whittering, London parishes, Wheathampstead and Doddington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to East Riding of Yorkshire, East Northamptonshire and Fenland. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 St Leonard Shoreditch London (East Districts)
2 Whittering Lincolnshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Wheathampstead Hertfordshire
5 Doddington Cambridgeshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 East Riding of Yorkshire 041 East Riding of Yorkshire
2 East Northamptonshire 001 East Northamptonshire
3 East Riding of Yorkshire 040 East Riding of Yorkshire
4 Fenland 007 Fenland
5 East Riding of Yorkshire 037 East Riding of Yorkshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Lattimore

These lists show first names that appear often with the Lattimore surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Lattimore

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Lattimore, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Lattimore surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Lattimore household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Young Families and Mainstream Employment

Group

Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins

Within London, Lattimore is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector and Diverse Origins, part of Young Families and Mainstream Employment. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Scattered across London’s Inner and Outer suburbs, residents of these neighbourhoods are typically housed in the social rented sector. Although terraced and semi-detached houses predominate, more residents live in flats than elsewhere in the Supergroup. Neighbourhoods are more ethnically diverse than the Supergroup average. Those identifying as of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and some Black ethnicities are more prevalent. Europeans born in a overseas non-EU countries make up more of the lower proportion of residents identifying as White. Few residents are very old (85+). Employment in distribution, hotels and restaurants is more common than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

Many families in these neighbourhoods have young children. Housing is principally in the social rented sector, in terraced or semi-detached units. While over-all residential densities are low, overcrowding is also prevalent locally. Residents are drawn from a range of ethnic minorities, with many identifying as Black and above average numbers born in Africa. Numbers identifying as of Chinese, Indian or White ethnicity are below average. Levels of proficiency in English are below average. Levels of separation or divorce and incidence of disability are both above average. Education is typically limited to Level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. Few residents work in professional or managerial occupations but the employment structure is otherwise diverse: it includes skilled trades, caring, leisure and other service occupations, sales and customer service occupations, construction, and work as process, plant, and machine operatives.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Lattimore is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Lattimore falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Lattimore is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Lattimore, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of 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.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Lattimore families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Lattimore surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 37 Lattimores recorded in 1881 and an index of 2.37x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 37 2.37x
Northamptonshire 28 19.08x
Rutland 17 148.34x
Cambridgeshire 11 11.13x
Hertfordshire 11 10.23x
Yorkshire 11 0.71x
Berkshire 9 7.68x
Hampshire 9 2.81x
Surrey 9 1.18x
Kent 4 0.75x
Lanarkshire 3 0.59x
Leicestershire 3 1.73x
Norfolk 3 1.25x
Lincolnshire 2 0.80x
Essex 1 0.32x
Gloucestershire 1 0.33x
Suffolk 1 0.53x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Corby in Northamptonshire leads with 13 Lattimores recorded in 1881 and an index of 3170.73x.

Place Total Index
Corby 13 3170.73x
Ketton 9 1500.00x
St Pancras London 9 7.16x
Standground 9 1285.71x
Barrow 8 13333.33x
Clewer 8 166.67x
March 8 241.69x
Shoreditch London 8 11.83x
Spitalfields London 7 59.63x
St Thomas Winchester 7 309.73x
St Albans St Peter 6 165.29x
St Luke London 6 23.97x
Newington 5 8.67x
Wheathampstead 5 403.23x
Camberwell 4 4.01x
Gate Fulford 4 110.80x
Kings Cliffe 4 588.24x
Soothill 4 71.56x
Barony 3 2.35x
Crigglestone 3 201.34x
Great Yarmouth 3 15.09x
Beckenham 2 28.74x
Bromley London 2 5.83x
Narborough 2 425.53x
St Marylebone London 2 2.40x
Aldershot 1 9.33x
Binfield 1 111.11x
Bury St Edmunds St James 1 19.69x
East Ham 1 17.48x
Ely Holy Trinity St Mary 1 23.20x
Gloucester St Owen 1 294.12x
Peterborough 1 9.41x
Rochester St Margaret 1 17.83x
Shackerstone 1 666.67x
St Andrew Holborn London 1 14.79x
St Andrewthe Less 1 8.86x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.64x
St Peter Colebrook 1 222.22x
Stamford St John 1 294.12x
Stamford St Michael 1 140.85x
Wellingborough 1 13.55x
Whitechapel London 1 6.50x
Wisbech St Peter 1 20.16x
Woolwich 1 5.08x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Lattimore surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Lattimore surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 18
William 13
Charles 9
George 9
Henry 4
Edward 3
Robert 3
Thomas 3
James 2
Abraham 1
Benjamin 1
Benjn. 1
Edwin 1
Ernest 1
Frank 1
Frederick 1
Fredk 1
Harry 1
Lawrence 1
Willie 1

FAQ

Lattimore surname: questions and answers

How common was the Lattimore surname in 1881?

In 1881, 160 people were recorded with the Lattimore surname. That placed it at #14,860 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Lattimore surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 425 in 2016. That gives Lattimore a modern rank of #11,300.

What does the Lattimore surname mean?

An English locational surname derived from a place name meaning "latticed lake" in Old English.

What does the Lattimore map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Lattimore bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.