Talmadge

== English == === Alternative forms === Tallmadge === Etymology === Metonymic occupational surname for an itinerant merchant, from Old French talemasche (“knapsack”). Compare Tollemache. === Proper noun === Talmadge (countable and uncountable, plural Talmadges) A surname from Old French. A town in Washington County, Maine, United States. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Talmadge is the 13462nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2262 individuals. Talmadge is most common among White (74.85%) and Black/African American (12.78%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Talmadge”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.