How common is the surname Tarbox?

2,055 people in the United States had the surname Tarbox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,241 Americans. It ranked 14,511th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tarbox?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Tarbox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tarbox?

Jessie Tarbox Beals, American photographer (1870–1942).

Where is the surname Tarbox most common?

Wikidata records people named Tarbox in the United States.

Is the surname Tarbox getting more or less common?

More common. 2,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,055 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Tarbox

A surname, carried by 2,055 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tarbox is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,055 people named Tarbox in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 150,241 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,038.

#14,511

rank among US surnames

2,055

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #13,654)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,505	Gendreau	2,057	150,095
#14,507	Snedeker	2,056	150,168
#14,511	Simas	2,055	150,241
#14,519	Bogert	2,054	150,314

Who is named Tarbox

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

95% of people named Tarbox identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tarboxs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jessie Tarbox Beals
American photographer (1870–1942)

Questions

How common is the surname Tarbox?: 2,055 people in the United States had the surname Tarbox in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 150,241 Americans. It ranked 14,511th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tarbox?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Tarbox identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tarbox?: Jessie Tarbox Beals, American photographer (1870–1942).
Where is the surname Tarbox most common?: Wikidata records people named Tarbox in the United States.
Is the surname Tarbox getting more or less common?: More common. 2,038 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,055 in 2010, up 0.8%.