The latin Surname

latin Name Meaning and History

English: metonymic occupational name for a Latinist, a clerk or keeper of Latin records, from Middle English Latyn, Latin. Compare Latimer.

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The latin name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the latin family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of latin Families in the US in 1920

Number of latin families

9-16

4-8

1-3

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GODFREY LATIN	istarwmn	1
Valentine Latin in Bavaria, descendants in Ohio	Joel Borchers	3
Death (?) of JAMES LATIN in CA in 1860	danderup	0
Huntington High School - Cabell Co., WV Class of 1927	cribbswh7777	0
Latin Family	Lorena Latin	0
Latin	G.Keller	2
Latin	Dottie Williams	3
Diana Latin	shirleyclark43	2
Latin	G.Keller	0

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