Latta (surname)

Latta is a surname.

Origins

While the name has emerged in multiple locations with different origins, it can most commonly be traced back to Scotland. It has been described as a Scottish form of the English surname Lawtey, which in turn came from the English and Norman surname Luty, derived from the Middle English nickname leuete, taken from the Old French word leauté, meaning loyalty or honesty.[1][2] The Scottish surname's origins are also attributed to the surname Lawtie, which is either claimed to come from the Older Scots nickname lautee, also derived from the Old French lauté, still meaning honesty and loyalty,[3] or as a locational surname for an area in Ayrshire called Laithis.[4][5] Another explanation for the origin of the name is that it comes from the surname Larter, which comes from the French locational surname Latour and the Flemish locational surname Latteur.[6] Also in Britain, it has been said to be an occupational surname for someone who works with a lath splitter.[7] The surname also appears in Germany and Poland, being of apparent Polish origins and without further explanation.[3] Latta also has origins in the Indian subcontinent, with one being among Kashmiri Brahmins with the gotra Bhava Kapishthala.[8]

Prevalence

In 2010, Latta was ranked 5,642th most common surname in the United States.[9] Approximately 53% of people with the surname live in the United States, 9% live in India, and 5% live in Canada.[10]

People

Notable people with the surname include:

See also

References

  1. ^ Reaney, Percy H.; Wilson, R. M. (2006). A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.). Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. ISBN 0203993551.
  2. ^ a b Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard A.; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford (GB): Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198798835.
  3. ^ a b Dictionary of American Family Names (Second ed.). Osford, United Kingdom ; New York: Oxford University Press. 2022. ISBN 9780190245122. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. ^ Black, George Fraser (1999). The surnames of Scotland: their origin, meaning, and history (12. repr ed.). New York: The New York Public Library. ISBN 0871041723.
  5. ^ Picard, Marc (1 December 2004). "Explaining the "unexplained" French surnames in the Dictionary of American Family Names". Onomastica Canadiana. 86 (2): 75–106. ISSN 2816-7015.
  6. ^ Barber, Henry (1894). British family names; their origin and meaning, with lists of Scandinavian, Frisian, Anglo-Saxon and Norman names. London : E. Stock.
  7. ^ Long, Harry Alfred (1883). Personal and Family Names: A Popular Monograph on the Origin and History of the Nomenclature of the Present and Former Times.
  8. ^ Roy, Shibani; Rizvi, S.H.M. (1959). Encyclopaedia of Indian Surnames. Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation.
  9. ^ "Latta Surname/Last Name: Meaning, Origin & Family History". discover.23andme.com. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  10. ^ "Latta surname". Forebears. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
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