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    The surname Talkington

    A surname, carried by 2,566 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex T425

    Talkington: #12,140 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Talkington #12,140, 2,566 people Talkington: #12,140 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Talkington #12,140, 2,566 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Talkington is more common than 92.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,566 people named Talkington in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 120,322 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,429.

    #12,140
    rank among US surnames
    2,566
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #11,810)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,132Sugg2,568120,228
    #12,136Morelos2,567120,275
    #12,140Tuten2,566120,322
    #12,148Rosato2,565120,369

    Who is named Talkington

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

    92% of people named Talkington identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as two or more races and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Talkington?
    2,566 people in the United States had the surname Talkington in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 120,322 Americans. It ranked 12,140th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Talkington?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Talkington identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Talkington getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,566 in 2010, up 5.6%.