How common is the surname Tarr?

7,021 people in the United States had the surname Tarr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,975 Americans. It ranked 5,006th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tarr?

Judith Tarr, American fantasy writer, historian.

Where is the surname Tarr most common?

Wikidata records people named Tarr in the United States.

Is the surname Tarr getting more or less common?

More common. 6,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,021 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Tarr

A surname, carried by 7,021 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tarr is more common than 96.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,021 people named Tarr in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,975 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,941.

#5,006

rank among US surnames

7,021

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,673)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,998	Kingston	7,033	43,900
#5,000	Hartwell	7,032	43,906
#5,001	Lora	7,030	43,918
#5,002	Spitzer	7,027	43,937
#5,003	Penaloza	7,026	43,943
#5,004	Veliz	7,024	43,956
#5,005	Glaze	7,022	43,968

Who is named Tarr

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

91% of people named Tarr identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tarrs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Judith Tarr
American fantasy writer, historian, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tarr

Tarr has the Soundex code T600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T600.

Questions

How common is the surname Tarr?: 7,021 people in the United States had the surname Tarr in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,975 Americans. It ranked 5,006th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tarr?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Tarr identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tarr?: Judith Tarr, American fantasy writer, historian.
Where is the surname Tarr most common?: Wikidata records people named Tarr in the United States.
Is the surname Tarr getting more or less common?: More common. 6,941 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,021 in 2010, up 1.2%.