Tallantire Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tallantire Surname Definition:

Recorded in Banffshire. Perhaps a variant of Torn, which see.

Tallantire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England811:687,87739,238
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025

Tallantire Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Recorded in Banffshire. Perhaps a variant of Torn, which see.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Tallentire (Cumb.), a.d. 1208 Talghentir [apparently Cym. taken (c as k), front, brow + Hr, land: this etymology seems to be borne out by the topography—“the village is situated on a declivity”]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tallantire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tallantire is found most in England. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallantire? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tallantire is the 2,047,559th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Tallantire reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Tallantire is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Cumbria, where 56 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 16 percent live and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Scotland, where 1 percent live.

Tallantire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tallantire has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tallantire surname increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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