Tarrett Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

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

Tarrett 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.

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Tarrett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Tarrett 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.

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

For Terratt, Terrett, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Several places in Dorsetshire are so called.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Tarrett Last Name Facts

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

Tarrett is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tarrett? popularity and diffusion

Tarrett is the 5,213,395th most commonly occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Tarrett reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tarrett is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States it is primarily found in: Virginia, where 33 percent are found, Alabama, where 17 percent are found and Texas, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Tarrett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tarrett has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tarrett surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tarrett Last Name Statistics demography

Tarrett earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.03% less than the national average, earning $25,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tharrett93241/
Tarret9282/
Tarett925/
Targett862,558/
Terrett861,192/
Tarriet8654/
Tarrete8617/
Tharret863/
Tarette863/
Tareatt862/
Torrett862/
Tharett860/
Tarre831,866/
Taret83465/
Torrette8010/
Tourrett802/
Tharette801/
Tarriott801/
Tarres772,455/
Target77958/
Terret77935/
Tarrit77725/
Tarrer77298/
Tairet77111/
Tharet7789/
Torret7780/
Tarrey7755/
Tahret7754/
Tarrie7744/
Tharre7736/
Tauret7721/
Tarete7717/
Tarets7715/
Tarrez777/
Tarreh776/
Torett772/
Terett772/
Tarrea771/
Tareth771/
Tareat771/
Tarreu771/
Tareet771/
Taeret771/
Tarree770/
Taritt770/
Tourrette751,102/
Tare7335,944/
Tourret711,528/
Territt71199/
Tarrech71178/
Torette7149/
Torrete7134/
Terriet7124/
Torrest7122/
Taareet7114/
Tourett7112/
Tharrey7110/
Tarrist714/
Tareste714/
Therett712/
Therret712/
Tairrie712/
Targeth711/
Torritt711/
Thareet711/
Tareets711/
Taritte711/
Tarrezz711/
Tarriot711/
Thairet711/
Torrets711/
Tarresh710/
Tearrie710/
Thorret710/
Torgett710/
Taurest710/
Toriett710/
Torre6758,747/
Tarei6710,226/
Tarra677,424/
Tarry674,147/
Teare672,366/
Tareh671,531/
Taire671,128/
Tourette67494/
Tarey67490/
Taure67482/
Targe67445/
Tarri67416/
Teret67415/
Toret67339/
Tarit67322/
Tarhe67315/
Tarea67274/
Taree67216/
Tares67205/
Tarer67202/
Thare67183/
Taare67159/
Tarez67157/
Tatre67156/
Tarie67152/
Tared67150/
Tarré6795/
Tarej6772/
Tayre6772/
Tarze6762/
Tarep6749/
Tareu6749/
Tahre6748/
Töret6747/
Tasre6745/
Thorette6714/
Tareš6713/
Tajre677/
Thaisret674/
Tarje673/
Tgare672/
Tôrre672/
Tarée672/
Tarrè672/
Htare671/
Tourrete671/
Torreste671/
Taureste671/
Taryt671/
Tarrá671/
Tarrä671/
Thereatt670/

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