How common is the surname Talbert?

12,181 people in the United States had the surname Talbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,346 Americans. It ranked 2,944th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Talbert?

Richard Talbert, British-American historian and classicist (born 1947), followed by Mary Burnett Talbert.

Where is the surname Talbert most common?

Wikidata records people named Talbert in the United States.

Is the surname Talbert getting more or less common?

More common. 11,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,181 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname Talbert

A surname, carried by 12,181 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T416

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Talbert is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

English and Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Old French Talebert, of Germanic origin, composed of *dal (“valley”) + *berht (“bright”). Compare Talbot.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,181 people named Talbert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,346 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,370.

#2,944

rank among US surnames

12,181

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,900)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,940	Herrick	12,202	25,303
#2,942	Nunes	12,191	25,326
#2,943	Harley	12,186	25,336
#2,944	Talbert	12,181	25,346

Who is named Talbert

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

70% of people named Talbert identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 70%
Black (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Talberts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Talbert
British-American historian and classicist (born 1947)
Mary Burnett Talbert
American activist, 1866–1923

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Talbert

Talbert has the Soundex code T416, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T416.

Questions

Where does the surname Talbert come from?: English and Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Old French Talebert, of Germanic origin, composed of *dal (“valley”) + *berht (“bright”). Compare Talbot.
How common is the surname Talbert?: 12,181 people in the United States had the surname Talbert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,346 Americans. It ranked 2,944th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Talbert?: In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Talbert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Talbert?: Richard Talbert, British-American historian and classicist (born 1947), followed by Mary Burnett Talbert.
Where is the surname Talbert most common?: Wikidata records people named Talbert in the United States.
Is the surname Talbert getting more or less common?: More common. 11,370 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,181 in 2010, up 7.1%.