Mask or knapsack
Derived from the Old French word 'talemache', it likely originated as a nickname for someone who carried a knapsack or perhaps a reference to a mask. It transitioned from a surname of Norman origin to a given name in the United States, particularly in the South.
Less common today
Talmadge isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #2,706 in 1990.
Man involved in the assassination of Malcolm X
NASCAR driver
Influential American jazz guitarist
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
