# Lattimore (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lattimore/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,068 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,664 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 60,921 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (4,578 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *latimarus (“translator, interpreter”), from Latin lătīnārius (“interpreter; Latinophone”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lattimore in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 27% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lattimore in the United States.

## People named Lattimore

- Owen Lattimore, American scholar of Central Asia (1900-1989)
- Kenny Lattimore, American singer

## Similar surnames

Latimer, Latimore, Lattimer, Ladner, Leitner.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.