Tatem Family Crest and Last Name Background

There is no single Tatem family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

What Tatem means

Tatem is an established spelling of the English surname Tatum. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “From Tatham”.

Records show Tatem as one of the forms Tatum took over time. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. You may also find the name written Tatham. The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Tatem with 1,035 bearers, at rank 24,237.

Get the complete Tatem report, with a museum-style coat of arms.