# Tara (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tara/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 547 |
| US rank (2010) | 40,082 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 564,434 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.8% (517 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɑːɹə/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Teamhrach, genitive of Teamhair, from Old Irish Temair (literally “high place”). The female given name is derived from the name of the plantation in Gone with the Wind, named for the place in Ireland.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tara in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 59% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 14% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 19% |

## Similar surnames

Tarr, Tyra, Tarry, Terry, Thayer, Toro, Tyree, True, Troy, Torrey, Tower, Torre.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.