Retallack Surname

363,374th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 994 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Retallack Surname Definition:

From Retallock in St. Colomb Major, which, according to Pryce, signifies a very high place with many pits. The name was doubtless originally Tretallack; from tre-tallack, -tallick, the highly-situated dwelling.

Retallack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4311:62,6357,554
United States2441:1,485,487101,350
England2241:248,74120,175
Canada561:657,95753,499
Colombia241:1,990,58612,178
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1671:145,96013,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Retallack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Retallock in St. Colomb Major, which, according to Pryce, signifies a very high place with many pits. The name was doubtless originally Tretallack; from tre-tallack, -tallick, the highly-situated dwelling.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Retallack Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Retallack Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Retallack is borne by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Retallack? popularity and diffusion

It is the 363,374th most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,331,535 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 43 percent of Retallack reside; 43 percent reside in Australasia and 43 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 431 people, or 1 in 62,635. In Australia it is mostly found in: Western Australia, where 34 percent are found, New South Wales, where 27 percent are found and South Australia, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.

Retallack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Retallack has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 3,050 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 134 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Retallack Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Retallack surname are 20.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.21% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Retallack earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43% more than the national average, earning 494,891 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.89% less than the national average, earning R 138,096 per year; in Colombia they earn 38.4% more than the national average, earning $31,420,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $46,592 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.65% more than the national average, earning $56,464 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rettallack951/
Retallak9418/
Retallock892/
Rettalack890/
Retatlack890/
Retallact890/
Retaliak821/
Restalock780/
Ratholak591/
Rotelok5010/

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