What Does the Name Tatum Mean?

Tatum is a unisex name of Old English (place-name/surname-derived) origin meaning “"Tata's homestead" (personal name Tata + ham "homestead").”

Updated June 2026

Name	Tatum
Gender	unisex
Origin	Old English (place-name/surname-derived)
Meaning	"Tata's homestead" (personal name Tata + ham "homestead")
Variants	Tatem, Tatom, Tatham, Tatumn
Popularity	Boosted as a girls' name by actress Tatum O'Neal, it is now used for both sexes in the US, skewing female but genuinely unisex.

The meaning and origin of Tatum

The name Tatum means “"Tata's homestead" (personal name Tata + ham "homestead")” and has Old English (place-name/surname-derived) origins. From the English place name Tatham in Lancashire and the resulting surname, meaning "Tata's homestead" from the Old English personal name Tata and ham "homestead, settlement."

Variants and related names

Tatum is related to several other names you may recognize: Tatem, Tatom, Tatham, Tatumn. These share a common root or are spelling and language variants of the same name.

How popular is the name Tatum?

Boosted as a girls' name by actress Tatum O'Neal, it is now used for both sexes in the US, skewing female but genuinely unisex.

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