Tallman Surname

49,642nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,359 people bear this surname

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

Tallman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the tall man'; compare Smallman, Bigg, Little, &c.

Walter Talman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1658. Married — Richard Tallman and Ann Meller: St. Mary Aldermary.

1693-4.

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Tallman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7801:37,0614,591
Canada4881:75,5038,520
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Chile141:1,258,32022,898
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2851:21,9782,761

Tallman (333) may also be a first name.

Tallman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the tall man'; compare Smallman, Bigg, Little, &c.

Walter Talman, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1658. Married — Richard Tallman and Ann Meller: St. Mary Aldermary.

1693-4. Married — James Tallman and Elizabeth Millington: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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

(English) Willing or Prompt Man [M.E, tal, willing, obedient: cp.

O.E. ge)tœl, quick, prompt] Walter Talman.-Soms. Subsidy-Roll, A.D. 1327.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) The able, obedient servant.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Allusive to height of stature.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tallman Last Name Facts

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

Tallman (Arabic: تالمان) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tallman? popularity and diffusion

Tallman is the 49,642nd most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 703,499 people. The surname Tallman occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Tallman live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tallman is also the 479,726th most widely held first name internationally It is held by 333 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 9,780 people, or 1 in 37,061. In The United States Tallman is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 5 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Nigeria, where 0 percent reside.

Tallman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tallman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tallman surname increased 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 76 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tallman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tallman last name are 14.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tallman earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.44% more than the national average, earning $43,770 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $51,418 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Tallman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tallman in the Arabic language
تالمانtalman-

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