Talmadge
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Metonymic occupational surname for an itinerant merchant, from Old French talemasche (“knapsack”). Compare Tollemache.
Proper noun edit
Talmadge (countable and uncountable, plural Talmadges)
- A surname from Old French.
- A town in Washington County, Maine, United States.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Talmadge is the 13462nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2262 individuals. Talmadge is most common among White (74.85%) and Black/African American (12.78%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Talmadge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.