Tallis Surname

181,376th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,347 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Tallis Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de la taillis,' from residence beside a small copse. Old French taillis, 'a copse, grove, underwood, such wood as is felled or lopped every seven or eight years' (Cotgrave).

Richard Tailles, Cornwall, 1273.

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Tallis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8341:66,8087,745
Australia5701:47,3615,928
United States4161:871,29666,093
Israel1441:59,4287,587
Canada991:372,17833,288
Scotland861:62,2545,030
Wales471:65,8415,810
Ireland401:117,7235,959
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Norway111:467,48139,375
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
France51:13,284,544357,392
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2681:90,9539,414
Wales111:142,5835,610
Jersey21:25,9413,069
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Tallis (734) may also be a first name.

Tallis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de la taillis,' from residence beside a small copse. Old French taillis, 'a copse, grove, underwood, such wood as is felled or lopped every seven or eight years' (Cotgrave).

Richard Tailles, Cornwall, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Aaron Tallis, 1698: Reg. St. Mary Aldermary.

1887. Buried — Mary Jane Tallis: Manchester Courier, June 18, 1887.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at the Cut or Trimmed Copse [French taillis, a copse; prop. “jeune bois mis en coupe réglée”; from French tailler, to cut; Latin talea, a cutting, graft]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old French, taillis, "a copse, grove, underwood; such wood as is felled or lopped every seven or eight years." Cotgrave. It may be regarded as the French equivalent of the English Shaw.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tallis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tallis (Marathi: टेलीस, Russian: Таллис) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 181,376th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 3,105,047 people. The surname Tallis is predominantly found in Europe, where 45 percent of Tallis are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. Tallis is also the 303,966th most common forename worldwide, borne by 734 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 834 people, or 1 in 66,808. In England it is most prevalent in: Warwickshire, where 18 percent live, Leicestershire, where 14 percent live and West Midlands, where 12 percent live. Outside of England Tallis is found in 36 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.

Tallis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tallis has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 311 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 640 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 427 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 250 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tallis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tallis surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

The amount Tallis earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 37.8% less than the national average, earning 215,273 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 8.76% less than the national average, earning R 216,816 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.38% more than the national average, earning $51,861 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tallies92382/
Talliss92107/
Tallois9297/
Tallios9259/
Taillis9250/
Thallis929/
Tallise922/
Tallais921/
Talllis921/
Talis916,584/
Talli915,366/
Taillois8640/
Tollis831,455/
Talish83930/
Tallie83833/
Tallia83556/
Tallih83437/
Tallio83310/
Talles83302/
Taulli83259/
Tallei83158/
Tallai83156/
Tailli83139/
Thalli83124/
Talios83122/
Tallip8394/
Taulis8371/
Talise8371/
Thalis8369/
Talies8369/
Tatlis8365/
Talois8362/
Talisz8333/
Tahlis8330/
Taslis8322/
Talais8321/
Tailis8318/
Tallys839/
Talloi838/
Tealis837/
Talhis835/
Tallyi835/
Tallui834/
Tallic834/
Tallit833/
Talliy833/
Taalli832/
Tallhi832/
Taslli832/
Taylis831/
Talliz831/
Taalis831/
Tallli831/
Tallés831/
Tallid831/
Ttalis831/
Ttalli831/
Taleis831/
Talist830/
Tali8035,597/
Tallitsch8066/
Tacelli77300/
Taillie77223/
Talisse77117/
Tolliss7764/
Taulois7758/
Taullie7756/
Tollios7742/
Thalais7736/
Taullai7716/
Taçelli7715/
Taglies7713/
Tacilli7710/
Thalies7710/
Thalish779/
Tahalli778/
Tallich778/
Taselli777/
Tollise776/
Tallese775/
Tallest775/
Toullis774/
Talliez774/
Thalloi773/
Thalisz773/
Taitlis772/
Tthalli771/
Thaalli771/
Thallui771/
Tatelli771/
Tailles771/
Tahlish771/
Taillai771/
Taillia771/
Tallait771/
Talaijs771/
Talaise771/
Taleish771/
Talisch771/
Tollies771/
Thaylis771/
Thaylli771/
Thallie771/
Thallit771/
Taillys771/
Tatilli771/
Tallitt770/
Talleys770/
Talla7352,441/
Tatli7325,415/
Talhi7318,419/
Talle7314,688/
Talia7310,303/
Talei736,576/
Talip735,844/
Telis734,288/
Tally734,071/
Thali734,015/
Tolis733,336/
Taili733,175/
Talai732,927/
Tolli732,141/
Talie731,643/
Tales731,450/
Talih731,290/
Talic731,179/
Taali731,057/
Taliy731,000/
Talio73985/
Talit73918/
Tauli73575/
Tahli73570/
Tayli73562/
Tasli73485/
Talii73357/
Taloi73321/
Tağli73261/
Taliç73232/
Talid73125/
Talui73103/
Tajli7385/
Talys7353/
Ttali7347/
Talgi7340/
Taliz7332/
Talix7327/
Teali7324/
Talyi7317/
Tallè739/
Talič739/
Tallé734/
Talij733/
Télis733/
Htali731/
Tallá731/
Talès731/
Tailliez711,098/
Tasselli71956/
Tahleish71107/
Talitsch7131/
Talisova7124/
Teillais7120/
Tahsilli7111/
Toulliss719/
Thalisch717/
Tassilli716/
Tallesch716/
Tachelli712/
Thollois712/
Theallie711/
Thaillie711/
Tachilli711/
Tasielli711/
Tollishe711/
Tahllait711/
Talley6740,607/
Taller672,775/
Talesh672,741/
Thales672,288/
Tahali671,679/
Talaid671,588/
Tallet671,342/
Tallec671,300/
Tolles671,293/
Tolios671,023/
Toulis67615/
Talaia67614/
Thaili67580/
Tailly67577/
Tallér67572/
Taalla67561/
Taille67555/
Talleu67487/
Tollio67312/
Tollie67308/
Tolloi67281/
Tayles67267/
Thaali67254/
Thalai67250/
Talich67244/
Talysh67240/
Tallaj67238/
Talice67234/
Taliai67205/
Tollit67200/
Tállai67197/
Toolis67184/
Talese67183/
Thalij67133/
Taules67121/
Taulla67119/
Thaliy67111/
Tatliç67101/
Thelis6794/
Taleus6794/
Tollia6787/
Taulai6784/
Tolisz6784/
Tolish6777/
Talieh6775/
Totlis6774/
Talleh6759/
Tailla6756/
Thally6755/
Taleas6755/
Tahtli6750/
Thaloi6748/
Tallez6744/
Talaai6744/
Taulio6742/
Thalie6738/
Telish6737/
Tollip6736/
Tailes6734/
Tallaa6733/
Thalle6733/
Talirz6732/
Taslih6729/
Talyai6726/
Taulia6724/
Tallya6723/
Teleis6723/
Tealei6723/
Teulis6722/
Taulle6722/
Tajlia6722/
Tholis6721/
Tollai6720/
Telies6719/
Ttalip6719/
Tallay6718/
Tauliy6717/
Ta'ali6717/
Thalic6716/
Teilliais6716/
Taliea6715/
Toulli6715/
Talets6714/
Tailii6714/
Toelis6713/
Taliph6713/
Tolois6713/
Thauli6711/
Telisz6711/
Talaić6711/
Tallhe6710/
Tailai6710/
Tahlai6710/
Talaip6710/
Tailip6710/
Talloy679/
Talait678/
Thalhi678/
Tolies678/
Tealla677/
Taslip677/
Tailih677/
Thalii676/
Tailij676/
Thalys675/
Tallea675/
Taylia675/
Teilis675/
Taslit674/
Tollei674/
Taulés674/
Tolais674/
Talgai674/
Tolise673/
Talishova673/
Taglie673/
Tailie673/
Talled673/
Talees673/
Tailia673/
Taliaa673/
Tallle673/
Tailic673/
Tailid673/
Taillé673/
Thalès673/
Teliss673/
Tholli672/
Teales672/
Ttalla672/
Telhis672/
Tailio672/
Tallep672/
Tallyz672/
Tallee672/
Taylle672/
Taalic672/
Talioz672/
Talipp672/
Talhai672/
Taalia672/
Taulij672/
Tailui672/
Taullé671/
Toliss671/
Teelis671/
Thayli671/
Theali671/
Teylis671/
Thtali671/
Tahlih671/
Tahuli671/
Talloj671/
Taluit671/
Taulii671/
Talaiy671/
Taleds671/
Talesz671/
Taales671/
Tealih671/
Talidj671/
Talhid671/
Thalés671/
Htalie671/
Teilli671/
Taalai671/
Tahlie671/
Tailei671/
Tailit671/
Tailiy671/
Tallla671/
Taless671/
Talgiç671/
Talhit671/
Talihe671/
Talihp671/
Taleid671/
Toilli671/
Tealai671/
Tealip671/
Tattli671/
Tatlih671/
Taylih671/
Taylip671/
Taylly671/
Ttalic671/
Taalei671/
Talloa671/
Talaih671/
Talhie671/
Toleis671/
Toilis671/
Thaillyse671/
Thalid671/
Tahlio671/
Tajlai671/
Tajliz671/
Tailys671/
Taylys671/
Tealys671/
Tatlip671/
Taïlla671/
Talges671/
Talhoi671/
Tealle670/
Teally670/
Taulie670/
Talest670/
Tealia670/

Tallis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tallis in the Marathi language
टेलीसtelisa-
Tallis in the Russian language
Таллисtallis-

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