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    The surname Talbot

    A French nickname surname, carried by 15,562 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈtɔːlbət/ 2 syllables Soundex T413 Also a first name

    Talbot: #2,342 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Talbot #2,342, 15,562 people Talbot: #2,342 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Talbot #2,342, 15,562 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Talbot is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    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”).

    Talbot is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,562 people named Talbot in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,840 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,027.

    #2,342
    rank among US surnames
    15,562
    people in 2010
    5.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #2,221)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,333McGregor15,61419,774
    #2,335Goddard15,59919,793
    #2,336Lombardo15,59819,794
    #2,337Brunner15,59319,800
    #2,338Rowley15,58819,807
    #2,339Shipman15,58119,816
    #2,340Corey15,56919,831

    Who is named Talbot

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

    91% of people named Talbot identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Talbots

    19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • John Michael Talbot
      American Roman Catholic singer-songwriter, born 1954
    • 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, born 1943
    • Bryan Talbot
      British comics creator, born 1952
    • Joby Talbot
      British composer, born 1971
    • Mitch Talbot
      American baseball player, born 1983
    • Thomas Talbot
      American politician and textile businessman (1818–1885)

    Notable Talbots come mostly from the United States (12), the United Kingdom (3) and Australia (2).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Talbot

    Talbot has the Soundex code T413, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T413.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Talbot come from?
    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”).
    How common is the surname Talbot?
    15,562 people in the United States had the surname Talbot in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,840 Americans. It ranked 2,342nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Talbot?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Talbot identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Talbot?
    John Michael Talbot, American Roman Catholic singer-songwriter, followed by Lyle Talbot.
    Where is the surname Talbot most common?
    Wikidata records people named Talbot in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 2 other countries.
    How do you pronounce Talbot?
    Talbot is /ˈtɔːlbət/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Talbot?
    Talbot is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Talbot getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,027 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,562 in 2010, up 3.6%.
    What are other spellings of Talbot?
    Talbott, Talbut, Talbutt and Taulbut.
    Is Talbot also a first name?
    Yes. Talbot is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.