Explore the Family Name Tatman

The meaning of Tatman

English (Bedfordshire and Huntingdonshire): from the Middle English descendant of an unrecorded Old English personal name Tātmann ‘happy’ + ‘man’, found in the placename Totmonslow (Staffordshire).

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How common is the last name Tatman in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tatman has seen a rise in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 11,336 in popularity and rose to 11,081 by 2010 – a change of approximately 2.25%. The number of people with this surname also increased during this period, from 2,556 in 2000 to 2,864 in 2010, marking a 12.05% increase. The proportion of people with the surname Tatman per 100,000 people also saw a slight increase from 0.95 to 0.97.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,336	#11,081	2.25%
Count	2,556	2,864	12.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.95	0.97	2.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tatman

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Tatman also varied between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of individuals with this last name identified as White (90.96% in 2000 and 87.29% in 2010), there were noticeable changes among other ethnicities. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled from 1.29% to 2.55%, and those identifying as Black increased from 5.56% to 7.44%. Smaller increases were also noted among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.63% to 0.80%, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, from 0.55% to 0.63%. Those reporting two or more races also increased over the decade from 1.02% to 1.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.96%	87.29%	-4.03%
Black	5.56%	7.44%	33.81%
Hispanic	1.29%	2.55%	97.67%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1.29%	26.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	0.8%	26.98%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.55%	0.63%	14.55%