Tallack Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tallack Surname Definition:

(Celtic) As this is a Cornish name the orig. may be the Cornish form (talhac) of Welsh talawg, ‘having a large forehead’ [from Cornish and Welsh (and Breton) tal, the front, forehead] The cogn. Bret, talek, 'qui a un grand front’, is used as a family-name in Brittany.

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Tallack Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:242,25219,814
Canada961:383,80834,152
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Wales51:618,90625,852
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2091:116,62911,248
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Tallack Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) As this is a Cornish name the orig. may be the Cornish form (talhac) of Welsh talawg, ‘having a large forehead’ [from Cornish and Welsh (and Breton) tal, the front, forehead] The cogn. Bret, talek, 'qui a un grand front’, is used as a family-name in Brittany.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Cornish surname, found at Penryn and at St. Austell, and also at Norwich, where a branch settled about 1750. A place near Penryn is called Tallack's Style. The name is doubtless Celtic, and local. There is a place in Brecknockshire called Talach-Ddu.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

"The name is found at Penryn and at St. Austell, and also at Norwich, where a branch settled about 1750. A place near Penryn is called Tallack's Style. It is doubtless Celtic and local. There is a place in Brecknockshire called Talack-Dhu." (Lower. ) Pryce renders the Cornish tallack, tallick, tallock, highly placed, a garret. (compare Botailack and Retallack.) Tallick is no doubt another form of the name.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tallack Last Name Facts

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

Tallack is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tallack.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallack? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 695,980th most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 63 percent of Tallack are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 59 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 230 people, or 1 in 242,252. In England it is primarily found in: Hampshire, where 35 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and West Midlands, where 7 percent are found. Barring England this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 23 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.

Tallack Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tallack has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tallack surname grew 110 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 220 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tallack Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Tallack earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 179.14% more than the national average, earning R 663,336 per year; in United States they earn 6.79% less than the national average, earning $40,219 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.02% less than the national average, earning $43,216 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tallak92352/
Tallac9214/
Talack9213/
Taillac8692/
Tollack8645/
Tallock8613/
Taullak864/
Talliac862/
Thalack862/
Talasck861/
Talak832,426/
Talac83125/
Taillacq8022/
Taillacg802/
Thalliak801/
Talake772,082/
Talakh771,062/
Talyak77446/
Taylak77368/
Taliak77189/
Talhak7735/
Tollak7727/
Talloc7724/
Tallok7722/
Tailak7716/
Tahlak7716/
Talask7714/
Taalak7713/
Tatlak7711/
Thalak778/
Talock777/
Talaic775/
Telack774/
Tolack772/
Taleak772/
Tailac772/
Talacs772/
Talaik772/
Talauk772/
Tajlak772/
Tallag771/
Taulak771/
Taslac771/
Talacková75165/
Talaschke751/
Talackova751/
Tailakh71509/
Tallouk71273/
Teillac71130/
Talakhe7182/
Tatliak7137/
Taulake7119/
Toulack7118/
Tollock7115/
Thailak714/
Taliakk714/
Teelack713/
Talahak713/
Talakht712/
Taulhac711/
Talaikh711/
Tailiac711/
Tailake711/
Tahalak711/
Tolak671,401/
Talag671,391/
Telak67685/
Talaq67676/
Talok67190/
Theillac67175/
Talakova67159/
Taloc6797/
Thallaug6753/
Talák6739/
Tallhaug6736/
Tolac6729/
Talacová674/
Talax674/
Tahalake674/
Tallague671/
Talacova671/

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