Tallentyre Surname

3,017,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Tallentyre Surname Definition:

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

Tallentyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia331:818,05251,601
England91:6,190,895170,599
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985

Tallentyre 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

Tallentyre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tallentyre occurs most in Australia. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallentyre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tallentyre is the 3,017,195th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 79 percent of Tallentyre are found; 79 percent are found in Australasia and 79 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 818,052. In Australia Tallentyre is most frequent in: Victoria, where 100 percent reside. Besides Australia Tallentyre exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 21 percent reside.

Tallentyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tallentyre has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tallentyre surname decreased 55 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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