Tarleton Surname
Approximately 2,749 people bear this surname
Tarleton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tarleton,' a parish in West Lancashire, eight miles from Ormskirk.
Adam de Tarleton, 10 Richard II: Baines' Lancashire.
Magota de Tarlton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameTarleton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,326 | 1:155,829 | 15,931 |
| England | 239 | 1:233,130 | 19,331 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Ireland | 24 | 1:196,206 | 8,013 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 75 | 1:59,065 | 4,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 119 | 1:204,835 | 16,153 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 270 | 1:185,995 | 16,466 |
Tarleton (83) may also be a first name.
Tarleton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tarleton,' a parish in West Lancashire, eight miles from Ormskirk.
Adam de Tarleton, 10 Richard II: Baines' Lancashire.
Magota de Tarlton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1580. James Tarleton, of West Derby: Wills at Chester.
1588. Katherine Tarleton, of Halewood: ibid.
1618. Thomas Tarleton of Liverpool: ibid.
1779. Married — Richard Myers and Elizabeth Tarlton: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Scandinavian) belonging to Tarleton (Lancs: 13th cent. Tarleton; Glouc.: anciently Thorleton) = Tarald’s or Thorwald’s Estate [v. under Thorald, and + Old Norse tún, enclosure, estate, etc.] The form of the pers. name in this place-name is exactly paralleled by the Norwegian place-name Tarlebo, in 1563 Tharallebö.
Tarald and Torald are present-day Norwegian forms of the Old Norse Thórald-r or Thóruald-r.
A chapelry in Lancashire, parish of Croston.
Tarleton Demographics
Average Male Tarleton Height
176.82 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tarleton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarleton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Tarleton is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Tarleton.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarleton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 158,807th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,650,981 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Tarleton live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tarleton is also the 1,052,971st most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 83 people.
It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,326 people, or 1 in 155,829. In The United States Tarleton is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 11 percent reside, Maryland, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Tarleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tarleton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tarleton last name expanded 861 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 68 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 30 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tarleton Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tarleton last name are 18.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.45% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Tarleton earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 15.12% less than the national average, earning R 201,696 per year; in United States they earn 13.43% more than the national average, earning $48,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.41% more than the national average, earning $58,830 CAD per year.
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