Tume is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.
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:![](https://surnameslist.org/design/flags/Peru.png)
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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.