Titmus Family History
Titmus Name Meaning
English (Hertfordshire): variant of Titchmarsh a habitational name from Titchmarsh in Northamptonshire. The placename derives from the Old English personal name Ticcea + Old English mersc ‘marsh’. The surname became associated by folk etymology with the word titmouse (Middle English titmose) denoting a small songbird. There may have been some confusion with Tidmarsh .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022