# Tatum

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #19,228

## Definitions
1. A habitational surname from Old English.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A female given name transferred from the surname.
4. A village in Cameroon.
5. A town in New Mexico.
6. A town in South Carolina.
7. A city in Panola County and Rusk County, Texas, named after settlers Albert and Mary Tatum.

## Etymology
From Tatham, from Old English Tāta, a personal name of unknown meaning + hām.

## Easily confused with
- **tau** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tatum-vs-tau)
- **tum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tatum-vs-tum)
- **tutu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tatum-vs-tutu)
- **taut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tatum-vs-taut)
- **Titus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tatum-vs-titus)
- **totem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tatum-vs-totem)
- **tat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tat-vs-tatum)
- **tam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tam-vs-tatum)
- **tate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tate-vs-tatum)
- **tata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tata-vs-tatum)
- **Tatar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tatar-vs-tatum)
- **tater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tater-vs-tatum)
- **tantrum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tantrum-vs-tatum)

## Common misspellings (7)
`attum`, `tatmu`, `tattum`, `tatumm`, `tautm`, `ttatum`, `ttaum`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tatum