Tume is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Tume
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Surname Tume is the variant of Toomer. 1. From St. Omer. So Tooley from St. Olave; Tanswell from St. Anne's Well, etc. 2. The process of taking wool from the card is called tooming, and hence possibly the name may be the designation of that employment.

The Tume is form of Tombs. Scholar Ferguson derives this surname, and Tombleson, from an old High German root, tuom, equivalent to Anglo-Saxon dóm., judgment; but as he puts them in juxta position with Thoms, Thomson, Tomkin, and other known derivatives of "Thomas," his etymology is not to be accepted. If this name is pronounced Tombs, it is no doubt the genitive of Tom.

Tume is the variation of Toombs. Descendant of Tom, a pet form of Thomas meaning "a twin".

Tume is variant form of Twomey. Grandson of Tuaim meaning "a sound".

How popular is Tume?

Tume is common in Peru, Cameroon, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Kenya, England, Brazil, Haiti, South Africa.

Tume is ranked 42711 on our list.

Tume is quite popular family name mostly used in Peru however Cameroon is ahead in terms of density. Around 12202 people have been found who wears Tume as their family name. Tume is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Tume:
1,121 Peru4,290
653 Cameroon3,863
8,745 Nigeria1,309
7,282 Ethiopia1,288
Countries with hundreds of Tume:
9,323 Kenya425
24,334 England169
46,717 Brazil155
4,377 Haiti124
38,892 South Africa116
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
64,020 DR Congo75
15,585 Papua New Guinea71
264,524 United States69
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
40,287 Australia50
130,198 Philippines41
98,245 Canada26
292,931 Indonesia19
104,965 Poland17
25,890 New Zealand15
15,850 Wales11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
22,056 Colombia7
92,666 Spain7
863,365 India6
72,091 Tanzania6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

A. Tume was 18 years old when he migrated to USA on February 26, 1883. He lived in Germany where he worked as laborer and took Republic from Liverpool & Queenstown.

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