Tallantyre Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tallantyre Surname Definition:

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

Tallantyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:928,63447,428
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113

Tallantyre 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

Tallantyre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tallantyre occurs most in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tallantyre.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallantyre? popularity and diffusion

Tallantyre is the 2,352,516th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Tallantyre is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Tallantyre reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 60 people, or 1 in 928,634. In England Tallantyre is most numerous in: Northumberland, where 33 percent live, Tyne and Wear, where 27 percent live and Greater London, where 13 percent live. Besides England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 5 percent live and Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Tallantyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tallantyre has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 462 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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