Lattimore Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Spellings drift, and Lattimore is where Latimer drifted for some families. The family name meaning is “Latin speaker, translator”, the same as for Latimer. Before spelling was fixed, Latimer was also written Lattimore. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Latimore, Lattimer and Latturner.

According to the 2010 US Census, the Lattimore surname had 5,068 bearers.

There is no single Lattimore family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete Lattimore report, with a museum-style coat of arms.