Tarrant Surname
Approximately 15,007 people bear this surname
Tarrant Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tarrant,' the name of several parishes in the county of Dorset. Tarratt and Tarrett are doubtless corruptions.
Abbatissa de Tarento, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Abbatissa de Tarente, Dorset, Henry III-Edward I.
Read More About This SurnameTarrant Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,902 | 1:61,413 | 7,198 |
| England | 4,142 | 1:13,452 | 1,981 |
| Australia | 2,555 | 1:10,566 | 1,563 |
| Canada | 1,033 | 1:35,669 | 4,547 |
| New Zealand | 500 | 1:9,057 | 1,559 |
| Ireland | 391 | 1:12,043 | 1,494 |
| Wales | 125 | 1:24,756 | 2,599 |
| South Africa | 104 | 1:520,939 | 41,780 |
| Scotland | 56 | 1:95,604 | 6,623 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Jamaica | 24 | 1:119,581 | 4,532 |
| American Samoa | 19 | 1:2,935 | 631 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | 1:459 | 108 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| Nauru | 5 | 1:2,376 | 317 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 167 | 1:26,526 | 2,822 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,101 | 1:11,602 | 1,768 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 582 | 1:86,286 | 8,969 |
Tarrant (249) may also be a first name.
Tarrant Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Tarrant,' the name of several parishes in the county of Dorset. Tarratt and Tarrett are doubtless corruptions.
Abbatissa de Tarento, Dorset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Abbatissa de Tarente, Dorset, Henry III-Edward I. Hundred Rolls.
1621. George Tarrant, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1784. Married — William Tarrant, of Redbridge, Southamptonshire, and Mary Sharp: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Celtic) belonging to Tarrant (Dorset), named t. the River, 9-13th cent. Tarent [from (with post-n intrus. -t) the early form of Welsh (and Cornish) taran(n, noise, thunder = Breton taran, noise-maker = Irish toran, ‘a sounding or great noise’ (EnglishIr. torand, thunder) = Gaelic torunn, ‘a loud, murmuring noise’] Tarent Abb’ia.—Charter-Rolls, A.D. 1236-7.
An English name, used in Co. Cork as the anglicized form of Ó Toráin. MIF 93
(English) One who came from Tarrant (trespasser), the name of several places in England, or who dwelt at the Tarrant River, in Dorset.
Several places in Dorsetshire are so called.
A location name in Dorset.
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Tarrant Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tarrant Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tarrant occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tarrant? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,224th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 485,610 people. Tarrant occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Tarrant are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 565,047th most frequent forename world-wide It is held by 249 people.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,902 people, or 1 in 61,413. In The United States Tarrant is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 16 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Michigan, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 17 percent are found.
Tarrant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tarrant has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,014 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 197 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 234 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 658 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tarrant Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States Tarrant are 7.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.72% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Tarrant earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.12% more than the national average, earning R 392,376 per year; in United States they earn 3% more than the national average, earning $44,443 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning $48,668 CAD per year.
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