Talmadge

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Metonymic occupational surname for an itinerant merchant, from Old French talemasche (“knapsack”). Compare Tollemache.

Proper noun

Talmadge (countable and uncountable, plural Talmadges)

  1. A surname from Old French.
  2. A town in Washington County, Maine, United States.

Statistics

  • 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.

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