# Talbot (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/talbot/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname thought to be of Norman (Germanic) origin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | nickname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 15,562 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,342 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 19,840 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.6% (15,027 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɔːlbət/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Talbott, Talbut, Talbutt, Taulbut |

## Etymology

From Middle English talbot, from Old French talebot (“bandit”); a Norman nickname applied to robbers who blackened their faces to avoid recognition, from Old High German *Talbald (personal name), from Old High German tal (“valley, dale”) + bald (“bold, courageous”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Talbot in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Talbot in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Kingdom of England and Belgium.

## People named Talbot

- John Michael Talbot, American Roman Catholic singer-songwriter
- Lyle Talbot, American actor (1902-1996)
- Mignon Talbot, American paleontologist and geologist (1869-1950)
- Michael Talbot, American writer (1953–1992)
- Stephanie Talbot, Australian basketball player (born 1994)
- Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury, British diplomat; (1660-1718)
- Nita Talbot, American actor (b. 1930)
- Jean-Pierre Talbot, actor
- Bryan Talbot, British comics creator
- Joby Talbot, British composer
- Mitch Talbot, American baseball player
- Thomas Talbot, American politician and textile businessman (1818–1885)

and 7 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Talbott.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.