Talman Surname

209,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Talman 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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Talman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4371:829,42563,547
England3651:152,65214,538
Netherlands3271:51,6438,869
Papua New Guinea1331:61,3067,931
Finland801:68,7097,707
Canada781:472,37940,609
Indonesia701:1,889,274120,273
Nicaragua611:98,7061,874
Brazil561:3,822,756105,432
Israel461:186,03618,427
Australia401:674,89346,030
France361:1,845,076161,051
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Estonia231:57,47010,794
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Ukraine121:3,793,558197,857
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Wales41:773,63329,106
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4131:121,59511,832

Talman (414) may also be a first name.

Talman 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

Talman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Talman (Hindi: तालमन, Russian: Тальман, Tibetan: ཏཱལ་མཱན་) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Talman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Talman is the 209,101st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 3,686,164 people. The last name Talman occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Talman reside; 27 percent reside in Northern Europe and 26 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Talman is also the 422,632nd most frequently held first name globally, held by 414 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 437 people, or 1 in 829,425. In The United States Talman is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 14 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Washington, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States Talman occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 17 percent are found.

Talman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Talman has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 106 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 415 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Talman Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Talman surname are 10.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.65% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Talman earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.19% more than the national average, earning $49,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning $54,189 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Talman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Talman in the Hindi language
तालमनtalamana-
Talman in the Tibetan language
ཏཱལ་མཱན་talmen50
ཀྲཱལ་མཱན་tralmen50
Talman in the Russian language
Тальманtalman-

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