How common is the surname Talton?

3,519 people in the United States had the surname Talton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,737 Americans. It ranked 9,253rd of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Talton most common?

Wikidata records people named Talton in the United States.

Is the surname Talton getting more or less common?

More common. 2,890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,519 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Talton

A surname, carried by 3,519 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T435

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Talton is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,519 people named Talton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,737 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,890.

#9,253

rank among US surnames

3,519

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+21.8%

change since 2000 (was #10,234)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,245	Kinsman	3,521	87,687
#9,251	Cui	3,520	87,712
#9,253	Talton	3,519	87,737
#9,255	Mill	3,518	87,762
#9,257	Bakke	3,517	87,787
#9,258	Krawczyk	3,516	87,812
#9,262	Gingrich	3,515	87,837

Who is named Talton

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

50% of people named Talton identified as white (not Hispanic), 43% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 50%
Black (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Taltons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alix Talton
American actress, 1920–1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Talton

Tilton

Talton has the Soundex code T435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T435.

Questions

How common is the surname Talton?: 3,519 people in the United States had the surname Talton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,737 Americans. It ranked 9,253rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Talton?: In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Talton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 43% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Talton?: Alix Talton, American actress.
Where is the surname Talton most common?: Wikidata records people named Talton in the United States.
Is the surname Talton getting more or less common?: More common. 2,890 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,519 in 2010, up 22%.