Tarbox Surname

145,943rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,040 people bear this surname

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

Tarbox Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Tarbock (thorn brook), in Lancashire.

Tarbox Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5781:140,59714,615
England3861:144,34713,933
Canada391:944,75971,777
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Wales61:515,75523,171
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0991:45,6955,278

Tarbox (10) may also be a first name.

Tarbox Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Tarbock (thorn brook), in Lancashire.

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

The same as Torbock; from Torbock, an estate in Lancashire, held by a family of the name in early times.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Tarbox Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tarbox is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarbox? popularity and diffusion

The last name Tarbox is the 145,943rd most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 2,397,219 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Tarbox are found; 86 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tarbox is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

The last name Tarbox is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,578 people, or 1 in 140,597. In The United States it is primarily found in: Maine, where 12 percent live, New York, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Tarbox Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tarbox has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tarbox surname expanded 235 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 230 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tarbox Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Tarbox last name are 6.37% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tarbox earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.9% more than the national average, earning $44,399 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.55% less than the national average, earning $48,911 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarboux924/
Tarbok8333/
Tarboc835/
Tarvox833/
Tarbos831/
Tarbax830/
Tarbosh77225/
Tarbouz77142/
Tarbous7744/
Tarbaux7712/
Tarbouk778/
Tarbock775/
Tarboug774/
Tarbose770/
Tarboss770/
Tarrbok770/
Tarboush714,431/
Tarbouch71257/
Tarboosh71204/
Tarbough711/
Tarboque711/
Tarbeaux710/
Tarbak67400/
Tarbaj67384/
Tarbouche67180/
Tarbas67131/
Tarbag6791/
Tarbakova6770/
Tarbaz6751/
Tarbokova6746/
Tarvos6730/
Tarwoj676/
Tarbac675/
Torbok672/
Tarwos671/
Torbax671/
Torbos671/
Tarbaq671/

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Tarbox Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tarbox
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