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

The surname Tallent is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallent? popularity and diffusion

It is the 68,831st most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,010,335 people. The surname Tallent is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Tallent live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tallent is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 85 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 6,595 people, or 1 in 54,960. In The United States it is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 19 percent reside, North Carolina, where 12 percent reside and Georgia, where 8 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 4 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Tallent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tallent has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tallent last name increased 2,206 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 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 holding the Tallent surname is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tallent last name are 28% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.77% being 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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