Tallent Surname

68,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tallent Surname Definition:

From Talland in West hundred; from tal-lan, the high church. Hence, by corruption, the surnames Tailing, Taleen, Tellam, Tellan.

Tallent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5951:54,9606,557
England3111:179,15816,199
Australia1131:238,90022,291
France621:1,071,334116,831
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Scotland91:594,86921,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland411:108,0466,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England971:251,29218,244
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2991:167,95515,192

Tallent (85) may also be a first name.

Tallent Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Talland in West hundred; from tal-lan, the high church. Hence, by corruption, the surnames Tailing, Taleen, Tellam, Tellan.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From Talland; a location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tallent Last Name Facts

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

Tallent is most common in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallent? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,831st most prevalent family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,010,335 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Tallent are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tallent is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 85 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 6,595 people, or 1 in 54,960. In The United States Tallent is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 19 percent live, North Carolina, where 12 percent live and Georgia, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Tallent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tallent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tallent surname expanded 2,206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 321 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 20 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tallent Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tallent last name is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States Tallent are 28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.77% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tallent earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.9% less than the national average, earning $39,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% less than the national average, earning $47,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tallents93223/
Tallente9310/
Taillent930/
Tallient930/
Talent92755/
Tallen92684/
Talloen86342/
Talente86238/
Thalent8649/
Tallaen867/
Talents866/
Taslent866/
Talleen864/
Tallien863/
Talient862/
Taillen862/
Tollent861/
Tailent861/
Tallend861/
Tallnnt861/
Tallint861/
Talleng861/
Thallen860/
Talen831,430/
Thalleen8017/
Tollents802/
Taglient801/
Tailleen801/
Taslente801/
Tallinte801/
Taillien800/
Talaen771,584/
Thalen77558/
Taleng77527/
Taleen77524/
Taloen77350/
Tollen77271/
Tallin77204/
Tallem77159/
Tallyn77156/
Talien77156/
Taulen7742/
Tallén7733/
Taylen7732/
Telent7724/
Taalen7719/
Tolent7713/
Talend779/
Tailen776/
Tealen773/
Taslen771/
Talint771/
Tallín771/
Taln7322/
Talling71460/
Tallion71261/
Taulien71224/
Tolleng71130/
Tallina7167/
Thalien7159/
Tallinn7143/
Tasleen7115/
Tallyng7111/
Tuollen7110/
Thallin718/
Tauleng718/
Tayleng718/
Tailend716/
Tallynn714/
Tolente714/
Tallhem713/
Talläng713/
Thalhen712/
Taylene712/
Talienė712/
Tasllem712/
Thollen711/
Taglien711/
Taileen711/
Taullin711/
Thaylen711/
Tahalen711/
Talehen711/
Taylien711/
Thelent710/
Tealien710/
Thealen710/
Tolen673,268/
Talin672,651/
Talem67972/
Talne6772/
Talyn6732/
Talén6732/
Taleemnd6725/
Thailend6722/
Talenova6719/
Thalling675/
Thailaen674/
Talín674/
Tayln672/
Taleemnh672/
Toglient671/
Thailien671/
Taillion671/
Talng671/
Thaileen671/
Taslleem671/
Thaislen671/
Tasleemn671/
Thaylene670/

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Tallent Reference & Research

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tallent
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