Latham (surname)
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Latham is a surname
name is of Old Scandinavian origin which derives from any one of the following places: Latham, in West Yorkshire; Lathom, in Lancashire; and Laytham in East Yorkshire. All of these share the same meaning and derivation, which is "(place of or by) the barns", derived from the Old Norse "hlatha", barn. Lathom in Lancashire is recorded as "Latune" in the Domesday Book of 1086, and in the 1201 Pipe Rolls of the county as "Lathum". "Laytham" in East Yorkshire appears as "Ladone" in the Domesday Book. Locational surnames were usually acquired by those former inhabitants of a place who moved to another area, and were thereafter best identified by the name of their birthplace. The modern surname can be found as Latham, Lathom, Laytham, Leatham and Lathem. The marriage of John Leatham and Kathleen Lee was recorded in Carlton near Snaith in Yorkshire on January 28th 1626. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert de Latham (witness), which was dated 1204, in the "Yorkshire Assize Court Rolls", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216.
Notable Lathams include:
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name is of Old Scandinavian origin which derives from any one of the following places: Latham, in West Yorkshire; Lathom, in Lancashire; and Laytham in East Yorkshire. All of these share the same meaning and derivation, which is "(place of or by) the barns", derived from the Old Norse "hlatha", barn. Lathom in Lancashire is recorded as "Latune" in the Domesday Book of 1086, and in the 1201 Pipe Rolls of the county as "Lathum". "Laytham" in East Yorkshire appears as "Ladone" in the Domesday Book. Locational surnames were usually acquired by those former inhabitants of a place who moved to another area, and were thereafter best identified by the name of their birthplace. The modern surname can be found as Latham, Lathom, Laytham, Leatham and Lathem. The marriage of John Leatham and Kathleen Lee was recorded in Carlton near Snaith in Yorkshire on January 28th 1626. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Robert de Latham (witness), which was dated 1204, in the "Yorkshire Assize Court Rolls", during the reign of King John, known as "Lackland", 1199 - 1216.
Notable Lathams include:
- Aaron LathamAaron LathamAaron Latham is a journalist who wrote the article that inspired the movie Urban Cowboy and co-wrote its script with director James Bridges. He also co-wrote the book for the short-lived 2003 Broadway musical version....
, American journalist - Arlie LathamArlie LathamWalter Arlington Latham was an American third baseman in Major League Baseball from -. He died in Garden City, New York, at the age of 92.-Personality:...
, American baseball player - Arthur LathamArthur LathamArthur Charles Latham is a British Labour Party politician.Latham was elected Member of Parliament for Paddington North in a 1969 by-election, which he served until 1974 when the seat was abolished in boundary changes...
, Former Labour MP (Westminster) and Councillor - Cassandra LathamCassandra LathamCassandra Latham is an English witch. She lives and works in the small community of St Buryan, Cornwall.She is notable as being the first person in the UK to have registered her occupation as 'village witch' with the Inland Revenue....
, British witch - Charles LathamCharles LathamSir Charles Latham was an Australian politician born in Hythe, Kent in England.- Biography :Latham became an orphan in early childhood when his parents Thomas Latham and Isabella died before the age of 8...
, Australian politician - Charles Latham, 1st Baron LathamCharles Latham, 1st Baron LathamCharles Latham, 1st Baron Latham was a British politician and Leader of the London County Council from 1940 to 1947....
, British politician - Charles Latham MRCS LSA (1816–1907) English physician and surgeon from SandbachSandbachSandbach is a market town and civil parish in the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The civil parish contains four settlements; Sandbach itself, Elworth, Ettiley Heath and Wheelock....
. - Chris Latham (baseball player)Chris Latham (baseball player)Christopher Joseph Latham is a former outfielder in Major League Baseball. He is a switch hitter who is 6'0" tall, weighs 195 pounds, and throws right-handed.-Baseball career:...
- Chris Latham (rugby player)Chris Latham (rugby player)Chris Latham is an Australian rugby union player, who played fullback for the Worcester Warriors, following a long career with the Queensland Reds and Australia....
, Australian rugby union player - Christine LathamChristine LathamChristine Latham is a Canadian soccer forward currently playing for Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer and is a member of the Canadian Women's National Team.- Early years and university :...
, Canadian soccer player - Earle O. LathamEarle O. LathamEarle O. Latham was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. He attended Boston University, Rutgers University School of Banking and Columbia University Graduate School of Management. During 46 years of employment, Latham rose from a messenger to serve as the First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank...
, First Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank of BostonFederal Reserve Bank of BostonThe Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, commonly known as the Boston Fed, is responsible for the First District of the Federal Reserve, which covers most of Connecticut , Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. It is headquartered in the Federal Reserve Bank Building in Boston,...
and U.S. State Department special emissary to Ethiopia to establish the National Bank of EthiopiaNational Bank of EthiopiaThe National Bank of Ethiopia is the central bank of Ethiopia. Its headquarters are in the capital city of Addis Ababa. The bank's name is abbreviated to NBE.-History:... - George Latham (architect)George Latham (architect)George Latham was an English architect and surveyor, from the town of Nantwich in Cheshire.-Life:Latham married the daughter of the Wesleyan Methodist minister of Nantwich, the Reverend Thomas Gee...
, (d. 1871), British architect - George William LathamGeorge William LathamGeorge William Latham was an English landowner and barrister and a Liberal politician.Latham was born in London, the son of John Latham of Bradwall Hall, Sandbach, and his wife, Elizabeth Anne Dampier, daughter of Sir Henry Dampier, a judge of the King's Bench. He was educated at Brasenose...
(1827 – 1886), English landowner, barrister and a Liberal politician. - Helen LathamHelen LathamHelen Latham is a British actress. She is currently best known for playing Lucy Milligan in series 4 and 5 of the British TV Drama Footballers' Wives and in series 1 and 2 of its spin-off Footballers' Wives: Extra Time...
, British actress - Hubert LathamHubert LathamArthur Charles Hubert Latham was a French aviation pioneer. He was the first person to attempt to cross the English Channel in an aeroplane...
, (1883-1912), pioneer aviator of the pre World War One era - Jack LathamJack LathamJohn Jackson "Jack" Latham was an American actor, and news anchor, active on screen and television from 1934 to 1973. Latham was the news anchor at KNBC in Los Angeles throughout the 1960s/early 1970s....
, (1914-1987), American actor - James Latham (criminal) (died 1965), American serial killer
- James Latham (painter)James Latham (painter)James Latham was an Irish portrait painter.- Biography :James Latham was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland and possibly related to the family of Lathams of Meldrum and Ballysheehan. After some practice of his art, Latham studied for an academic year in Antwerp where he became a Master of...
, (c.1696–1747), Irish painter - Jody LathamJody LathamJody Lee Latham is an English actor, best known for his roles as Phillip "Lip" Gallagher in the British Channel 4 series Shameless, Calum McKenzie in the ITV series The Fixer, and Rob Grayson in the BBC Soap opera EastEnders....
, British actor - John Latham (1761–1843) English physician, President of the Royal College of PhysiciansRoyal College of PhysiciansThe Royal College of Physicians of London was founded in 1518 as the College of Physicians by royal charter of King Henry VIII in 1518 - the first medical institution in England to receive a royal charter...
- John Latham (1787–1853), English poet
- John Latham (jurist), former Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia
- John Latham (ornithologist)John Latham (ornithologist)John Latham was an English physician, naturalist and author. He was born at Eltham in Kent, and was the eldest son of John Latham, a surgeon there, and his mother was a descendant of the Sothebys, in Yorkshire....
, British ornithologist - John Latham (artist)John Latham (artist)John Aubrey Clarendon Latham, was a British conceptual artist who lived for many years in England. He believed that violence and conflict between the people of the world is the result of ideological differences...
(1921–2006) - Larry Latham (wrestler)Larry Latham (wrestler)Larry Booker was a professional wrestler best known as Larry Latham, Iss Spot and Moondog Spot.-Career:...
, American wrestler - Laurie LathamLaurie LathamLaurie Latham is a British rock producer who worked with Glenn Tilbrook, Paul Young and others.He has produced albums by Echo & the Bunnymen, Squeeze and Slapp Happy.-Career:...
, record producer - Lonnie LathamLonnie LathamThe Reverend Dr. Lonnie Latham served as the senior pastor of South Tulsa Baptist Church, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a post he held from 2002 to January 6, 2006, when he resigned from that position as well as from the executive committee of the Southern Baptist Convention , and as the recording secretary...
, American Baptist pastor - Mark LathamMark LathamMark William Latham , an author and former Australian politician, was leader of the Federal Parliamentary Australian Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition from December 2003 to January 2005....
, Australian politician and former Opposition Leader of Australia - Michael LathamMichael LathamSir Michael Anthony Latham was British Conservative Member of Parliament for Melton from February 1974 to 1983, and for Rutland and Melton from 1983 until he stood down in 1992....
, former British politician - Mike LathamMike LathamMichael Edward Latham played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1961 and 1962. He also played for Northumberland for many years in the Minor Counties and appeared for them in one List A match in 1971...
, former English cricketer - Milton LathamMilton LathamMilton Slocum Latham was an American politician, and served as the sixth Governor of California and as a member of the federal U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. Latham holds the distinction of having the shortest governorship in California history, lasting for five days between...
, former US Senator and Governor of California - Peter Latham (tennis), British racquets and real tennis player
- Philip LathamPhilip LathamPhilip Latham is a British actor. He was educated at Felsted School.In the late 1960s/early 1970s he was well known to British TV viewers for his portrayal of chief accountant Willy Izard, the "conscience" to hard-nosed oil company industrialist Brian Stead in the BBC series The Troubleshooters...
, British actor - Philip Latham, pen name of Robert S. RichardsonRobert S. RichardsonRobert Shirley Richardson was an American astronomer, born in Indiana. He also published science fiction using the pseudonym Philip Latham.-Bibliography:* The Xi Effect, 1950...
(1902–1981), American astronomer - Robert Gordon LathamRobert Gordon LathamRobert Gordon Latham FRS was an ethnologist and philologist.Born at Billingborough, Lincolnshire, Latham studied philology in Scandinavia. He graduated from King's College, Cambridge in 1833, becoming a Fellow of King's...
, British ethnologist - Rodney LathamRodney LathamRodney Terry Latham played four Tests and also 33 One Day Internationals and he also played rugby for Canterbury. He was born in Christchurch....
- Tom LathamTom LathamThomas "Tom" Latham is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1995. He is a member of the Republican Party.-Early life, education and career:...
, Republican member of the US House of Representatives - William P. LathamWilliam P. LathamWilliam Peters Latham was a musical composer born in Shreveport, Louisiana, January 4, 1917. He was educated in Kentucky, Ohio and New York, completing degrees in composition and theory at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Later, he was awarded a Ph.D. in composition at ...
, American composer - Woodville LathamWoodville LathamMajor Woodville Latham was an ordnance officer of the Confederacy during the American Civil War and professor of chemistry at West Virginia University. He was significant in the development of early film technology....
, American inventor
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- Baron LathamBaron LathamBaron Latham, of Hendon in the County of Middlesex, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1942 for the Labour politician Charles Latham. He was Leader of the London County Council from 1940 to 1947. the title is held by his grandson, the second Baron, who succeeded in...