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 last name Tallantire has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallantire? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. Tallantire occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Tallantire are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 81 people, or 1 in 687,877. In England Tallantire is most frequent in: Cumbria, where 56 percent are found, Hertfordshire, where 16 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Scotland, where 1 percent are found.

Tallantire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tallantire has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tallantire last name increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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