The surname Bartholomew

From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle's father was named after the biblical Talmai, king of Geshur, or one of the Greek Ptolemies, as the two originally unrelated names were conflated in Jewish Aramaic. The ending -ew underwent a similar evolution to that seen in Hebrew (ultimately from Latin Hebraeus) and Jew (from Latin Iudaeus, with loss of the -ud-). The name's pronunciation was changed to match the spelling; contrast French Barthélemy from the same source.

Bartholomew is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

There were 15,339 people named Bartholomew in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,128 Americans. That is up 4.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,696.

85% of people named Bartholomew identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

• Freddie Bartholomew
  American actor (1924–1992)
• Dave Bartholomew
  American musician, bandleader, composer, arranger, and record producer (1918–2019)
• Ken Bartholomew
  American speed skater (1920–2012)
• John George Bartholomew
  British cartographer (1860-1920) and founder of Edinburgh Geographical Institute and later
• Summer Bartholomew
  American actress, born 1951
• Reginald Bartholomew
  American diplomat (1936-2012)

Notable Bartholomews come mostly from the United States (4), the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Bartholomew has the Soundex code B634, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B634.

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• Gregory
• Daniel
• Benjamin
• Giles
• Moses
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• Ambrose
• Aaron
• Pappas
• Tobias
• Stephen
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All 45 Greek surnames

Where does the surname Bartholomew come from?

From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle's father was named after the biblical Talmai, king…

How common is the surname Bartholomew?

15,339 people in the United States had the surname Bartholomew in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,128 Americans. It ranked 2,374th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bartholomew?

In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Bartholomew identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Bartholomew?

Freddie Bartholomew, American actor (1924–1992), followed by Dave Bartholomew.

Where is the surname Bartholomew most common?

Wikidata records people named Bartholomew in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

How do you pronounce Bartholomew?

Bartholomew is /bɑɹˈθɑləmju/, 4 syllables.

What type of surname is Bartholomew?

Bartholomew is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Is the surname Bartholomew getting more or less common?

More common. 14,696 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,339 in 2010, up 4.4%.

Is Bartholomew also a first name?

Yes. Bartholomew is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.