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[MikeyMann]

It is mine last name.  It means interpreter.  In Medieval England, Latin was the only language for official documents.  It was a Latin(m)er's job to interpret that Lain to English.

 

Latimer is ranked 3369th in popularity in U.S.  9705 have this last name that live in U.S.

 

7,051 are white

290 are hispanic (weird since it is an English last name)

2,143 are African-American

45 are Asian

46 are Indian or Alaskan Native

130 are more than 2 races

 

http://family-names..../l/3369/Latimer

 

My dad is 50% English, 25% Irish, and 25% German.  My mom is 50% Italian, 50% German

 

That makes me 25% English, 37% German, 25% Italian, and 13% Irish.

 

How come no Aussies have Ladimer as a last name?

 

Edited by FunTommy, 19 July 2013 - 10:05 AM.

[KaibaSama]

This has nothing to do with the topic, but I hate your avatar. When I was a small child Thomas was going straight on the track and I thought he was comming out of our TV. So now I'm afraid of him, and I hate him. (It's odd I know). Nothing against you as person though, just your avatar.

On topic, maybe Aussies did have it but they were women who got married and changed their last name? So it doesn't show up anymore.

Edited by Satsuki, 19 July 2013 - 10:06 AM.

[Waser Lave]

Erm, where does it say that there's no Australians called Latimer?

[NapisaurusRex]

Following your logic, it's because they didn't need interpreters... they already spoke English.

[Waser Lave]

Following your logic, it's because they didn't need interpreters... they already spoke English.

 

That wouldn't make sense since that surname was almost certainly established during the Middle Ages when Europeans hadn't even found Australia. Most Australians are descended from European settlers so they would have taken their surnames with them. I just don't see where that website says that Latimer doesn't exist in Australia.

[NapisaurusRex]

That wouldn't make sense since that surname was almost certainly established during the Middle Ages when Europeans hadn't even found Australia. Most Australians are descended from European settlers so they would have taken their surnames with them.

Following *your* logic, this also makes sense.

I just don't see where that website says that Latimer doesn't exist in Australia.

Well, I wouldn't expect it to. The data comes from the United States Social Security Administration.

[Futurama]

I don't understand one thing about this thread.

[Strategist]

You're not Matt Latimer are you? Oh, you are.... That explains the thread....

[darkmadness]

Well, whitepages.com.au tells a different story. We have Latimers out the wahzoo..