Tarr Surname

20,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,830 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tarr Surname Definition:

A variant of Torr, q.v.

Tarr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,6361:37,6154,651
Liberia8,7221:50568
Hungary2,2391:4,384512
England1,7171:32,4514,326
South Africa1,5531:34,8864,466
Australia1,0191:26,4923,600
Canada6071:60,7017,138
Wales2321:13,3381,475
New Zealand2241:20,2163,553
Pakistan1161:1,540,03316,555
Romania881:228,15822,067
Slovakia871:61,33911,847
Mauritania761:53,8803,890
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Zimbabwe591:261,66527,736
Lesotho551:36,9566,531
Northern Ireland431:42,9083,866
India361:21,307,372304,812
France311:2,142,668174,004
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Austria91:946,15970,786
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malta11:430,2723,380
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0331:23,5973,293
Wales601:26,1401,495
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5491:32,4203,900

Tarr (402) may also be a first name.

Tarr Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Torr, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller in, or near, a tower or near a tower-like rock or hill.

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

A location name in Somerset.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tarr Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tarr (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭ, Marathi: तारर्, Russian: Тарр) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarr? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,378th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 271,619 people. The last name Tarr occurs predominantly in Africa, where 39 percent of Tarr live; 38 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tarr is also the 430,375th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 402 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 9,636 people, or 1 in 37,615. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 33 percent reside and Hungary, where 8 percent reside.

Tarr Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Tarr has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tarr last name expanded 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 387 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 133 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tarr Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tarr last name are 9.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Tarr earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.16% more than the national average, earning R 344,952 per year; in United States they earn 2.88% more than the national average, earning $44,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.04% less than the national average, earning $47,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tarre891,866/
Tarrh89140/
Tharr8991/
Tearr8952/
T'Arr897/
Tahrr893/
Tarrd892/
Tarrt891/
Taarr891/
Tarrr891/
Tairr890/
Tar8642,909/
Tharre8036/
Taharr801/
Tarrtt801/
Taitrr801/
Tare7535,944/
Thar7531,212/
Tahr7523,804/
Taur7510,993/
Tart758,827/
Tair758,446/
Tarh756,888/
Torr753,910/
Tear752,241/
Taar75892/
Tard75810/
Tarp75704/
Htar75325/
Ttar75198/
Tajr75176/
Tarz7554/
Tayr7522/
Tasr7519/
Tatr7510/
Tarì759/
Taár758/
Taïr756/
T'Ar753/
Tarı752/
Tgar751/
Dtar751/
Taìr751/
Tarrová7348/
Tarrova738/
Torre6758,747/
Tahar6721,521/
Thaur674,437/
Teare672,366/
Thair671,512/
Tartt671,199/
Taire671,128/
Thaar67747/
Tharh67545/
Taure67482/
Tarhe67315/
Tahur67233/
Thorr67214/
Thare67183/
Thear67180/
Taare67159/
Tahrh6792/
Teart6779/
Tayre6772/
Tardd6746/
Tasre6745/
Tardt6718/
Tarph6715/
Taart6715/
Tajrh6712/
Htair6710/
Tauyr677/
Thatr677/
Tarpø677/
Taihr676/
Tahyr675/
Taair675/
Taard674/
Teard674/
Thasr674/
Tahhr673/
Taurd672/
Taahr672/
Tearz672/
Tôrre672/
Tourr672/
Tahjr672/
Torrr672/
Htare671/
Htorr671/
Dtorr671/
Ttaar671/
Thayr671/
Thahr671/
Taird671/
T'Tar671/
Taatr671/
Tauhr671/
Taurt671/
Tairh671/
Taitr671/
Tahàr671/
Torrd671/
Tharz671/
Tharø671/
Taarh671/
Tahır671/
Toorr671/
Torrz671/
Tardh671/
Tardì671/
Tarrrová671/
Tarhh671/
Teahr671/
Torrë671/
Tarzs671/
Tahrz671/
Tajrt671/
Tayrh671/
Tathr671/
Tearh671/
Taujr671/
Taãœr671/
Tearp670/
Tarpp670/
Tahrp670/
Tayhr670/
Tairt670/
Tatrp670/
Teatr670/

Tarr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tarr in the Marathi language
तारर्tarar-
Tarr in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺘﺎﺭaltar97.78
ﺍﺗﺎﺭatar2.22
Tarr in the Russian language
Таррtarr-

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