Tallentire Surname

368,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 978 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Tallentire Surname Definition:

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

Tallentire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6581:84,6789,300
Australia1011:267,28424,253
United States891:4,072,572219,877
New Zealand641:70,75510,593
Canada401:921,14070,350
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales61:515,75523,171
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Tallentire 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

Tallentire Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tallentire is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallentire? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tallentire is the 368,021st most widespread family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 7,451,478 people. The surname Tallentire occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Tallentire live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Tallentire is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 658 people, or 1 in 84,678. In England Tallentire is mostly concentrated in: Durham, where 48 percent reside, Cumbria, where 10 percent reside and North Yorkshire, where 5 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Tallentire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tallentire has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Tallentire last name rose 463 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 742 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tallentire Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Tallentire surname is chiefly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tallentire surname are 5.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tallentire earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.04% less than the national average, earning $37,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $50,244 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Talentire950/
Tallentyre9042/
Tallintire9035/
Tallentair901/
Talentyre844/
Tallintyre800/
Talintyre7476/
Tolentira742/
Talentear741/
Tolentera633/

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