Tarleton Surname

158,807th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,749 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

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.

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Tarleton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3261:155,82915,931
England2391:233,13019,331
Canada511:722,46357,796
Australia351:771,30649,759
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Ireland241:196,2068,013
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Wales41:773,63329,106
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland751:59,0654,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2701:185,99516,466

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chapelry in Lancashire, parish of Croston.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tarleton Last Name Facts

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

Tarleton is most common in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarleton? popularity and diffusion

Tarleton is the 158,807th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,650,981 people. The last name Tarleton is primarily found 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 prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 83 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,326 people, or 1 in 155,829. In The United States it is most numerous in: North Carolina, where 11 percent are found, Maryland, where 11 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Tarleton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tarleton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tarleton surname increased 861 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 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 increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tarleton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tarleton last name are 18.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.45% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dtarleton941/
Tarletton941/
Tarlton933,331/
Tarilton8816/
Tarelton8810/
Tharlton882/
Tarletom881/
Tarltonn881/
Tarltton881/
Torleton880/
Tarletan880/
Tarloton880/
Tarltan800/
Thorlton75124/

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