How common is the surname Tallent?

5,191 people in the United States had the surname Tallent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,477 Americans. It ranked 6,528th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tallent?

Jared Tallent, Australian race walker, followed by Garry Tallent.

Where is the surname Tallent most common?

Wikidata records people named Tallent in Australia and the United States.

Is the surname Tallent getting more or less common?

More common. 4,979 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,191 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Tallent

A surname, carried by 5,191 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T453

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tallent is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,191 people named Tallent in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,477 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,979.

#6,528

rank among US surnames

5,191

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #6,302)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,520	Pettus	5,204	59,329
#6,521	Macy	5,203	59,340
#6,522	Reiner	5,202	59,351
#6,523	Claiborne	5,201	59,363
#6,524	Oswalt	5,198	59,397
#6,525	Berumen	5,195	59,431
#6,526	Goodall	5,193	59,454

Who is named Tallent

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

96% of people named Tallent identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tallents

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jared Tallent
Australian race walker, born 1984
Garry Tallent
American rock musician, born 1949
Claire Tallent
Australian racewalking athlete, born 1981

Notable Tallents come mostly from Australia (2) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Tallent

Tallant

Tallent has the Soundex code T453, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T453.

Questions

How common is the surname Tallent?: 5,191 people in the United States had the surname Tallent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,477 Americans. It ranked 6,528th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tallent?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tallent identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Tallent?: Jared Tallent, Australian race walker, followed by Garry Tallent.
Where is the surname Tallent most common?: Wikidata records people named Tallent in Australia and the United States.
Is the surname Tallent getting more or less common?: More common. 4,979 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,191 in 2010, up 4.3%.