Bartholomew

Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Greek

From Latin Bartholomaeus, from Ancient Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”). It has long been unclear whether the Apostle's father was named after the biblical Talmai, king of Geshur, or one of the Greek Ptolemies, as the two originally unrelated names were conflated in Jewish Aramaic. The name's pronunciation was changed to match the spelling; contrast French Barthélemy from the same source.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Bartholome Root name
Aaron Greek origin
Abdias Greek origin
Agenor Greek origin
Agrippa Greek origin
Agron Greek origin
Ajax Greek origin
Alala Greek origin
Aleck Greek origin

Popularity by Country

Bartholomew

Rank #2255

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Bartholomew

Rank #2266

Frequency 14,696 people (5.45 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 88.06% Hispanic 1.62% Black 7.57% Asian/PI 0.45% Native Am. 0.63% Two+ 1.67%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Bartholomew

Rank #229588

INSEE Death Records 1970-2024 ↗

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