Tarns Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

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

Tarns Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom (commonly Tam) and patronymic Tarns or Tamson; v. Tamblyn, Tamplin, &c.

1753. Married — Moses Waddop and Ann Tarns: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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Tarns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tarns (7) may also be a first name.

Tarns Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Thomas,' from the nick. Tom (commonly Tam) and patronymic Tarns or Tamson; v. Tamblyn, Tamplin, &c.

1753. Married — Moses Waddop and Ann Tarns: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

Tarns Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarns (Arabic: تارنس) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarns? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tarns is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Tarns live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,548,448th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 7 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Tarns is primarily found in: Arizona, where 100 percent live.

Tarns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tarns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tarns surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tarns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Tarns surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarens9115/
Tarnsh9114/
Tarins916/
Tearns912/
Tharns911/
Tarnst910/
Tarnns910/
Taurins83598/
Taurens8319/
Tairens833/
Tarrens833/
Tareens831/
Tarrins831/
Tearins830/
Torns80242/
Terns80204/
Taurinsh778/
Taurynsh776/
Tharyons771/
Thorns731,096/
Tarinç73188/
Terens73157/
Torens7343/
Tornås7339/
Terins7337/
Tarenz7326/
Tärnås7313/
Tourns737/
Torins736/
Torrns733/
Tornse731/
Tarnce730/
Tarinsova711/
Torrens6710,387/
Thorens67450/
Therens67173/
Terrens67172/
Toorens6747/
Tarence6746/
Thornæs6742/
Torrins6731/
Terrins6731/
Torréns677/
Tornsjø675/
Tarenje671/
Teurins671/
Tehrens671/
Tahrenz671/
Tarrnce670/

Tarns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarns in the Arabic language
تارنسtarns-

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