Tracing the Bartholomay Family Name

Long before computers fixed spellings, Bartholomay and Bartholomew were used side by side. Taken at its root, Bartholomay points to “Descendant of Bartholomew (son of Talmai, furrow)”.

Bartholomay and Bartholomew

Bartholomay is listed among the recognised spellings of Bartholomew. Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them. You may also find the name written Bartholomae, Bartholmey and Bartle.

Bartholomay by the numbers

The 2010 census count for Bartholomay in the United States was 525, good for rank 41,426. Names that sound alike, such as Barthélemy, are easily confused in old records.

Heraldry and the Bartholomay name

Arms linked to Bartholomew and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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