Talmadge
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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)
- A surname from Old French.
- 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.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Talmadge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.