Hi Everyone, I listed both spellings as they are interchangable in the family.My grandfather said that they came from Scotland,however as this doesn't seem a Scotish name ,I have always wondered. Family legend has it that a Totman/Tatman tried to kill the king of England in the 1600s and after that was transported to now US as bonded servant. I know that John came over on the LION in 1632.We are traced back to him.Documented and all, but nothing before that. I am just wondering. Carol