How common is the surname Talmage?

1,096 people in the United States had the surname Talmage in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. It ranked 23,251st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Talmage?

James E. Talmage, American Mormon leader (1862–1933).

Where is the surname Talmage most common?

Wikidata records people named Talmage in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Talmage getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,106 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,096 in 2010, down 0.9%.

The surname Talmage

A surname, carried by 1,096 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Talmage is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,096 people named Talmage in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,106.

#23,251

rank among US surnames

1,096

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #21,892)

Who is named Talmage

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

93% of people named Talmage identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as two or more races and 2.0% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Two or more races 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Talmages

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James E. Talmage
American Mormon leader (1862–1933)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Talmage

Talmadge

Talmage has the Soundex code T452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T452.

Questions

How common is the surname Talmage?: 1,096 people in the United States had the surname Talmage in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 281,702 Americans. It ranked 23,251st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Talmage?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Talmage identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Talmage?: James E. Talmage, American Mormon leader (1862–1933).
Where is the surname Talmage most common?: Wikidata records people named Talmage in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Talmage getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,106 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,096 in 2010, down 0.9%.