How common is the surname Tarrant?

4,425 people in the United States had the surname Tarrant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,773 Americans. It ranked 7,519th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tarrant?

Brenton Tarrant, Australian terrorist (born October 27, 1990).

Where is the surname Tarrant most common?

Wikidata records people named Tarrant in Australia.

Is the surname Tarrant getting more or less common?

More common. 4,140 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,425 in 2010, up 6.9%.

The surname Tarrant

A surname, carried by 4,425 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tarrant is more common than 95.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,425 people named Tarrant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 69,773 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,140.

#7,519

rank among US surnames

4,425

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,420)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,511	Seger	4,434	69,631
#7,512	More	4,432	69,663
#7,513	McQuade	4,430	69,694
#7,514	Duquette	4,429	69,710
#7,515	Shuster	4,428	69,726
#7,516	Hans	4,427	69,741
#7,517	Eldredge	4,426	69,757

Who is named Tarrant

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

73% of people named Tarrant identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tarrants

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Brenton Tarrant
Australian terrorist (born October 27, 1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tarrant

Tarrant has the Soundex code T653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T653.

Questions

How common is the surname Tarrant?: 4,425 people in the United States had the surname Tarrant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 69,773 Americans. It ranked 7,519th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tarrant?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Tarrant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tarrant?: Brenton Tarrant, Australian terrorist (born October 27, 1990).
Where is the surname Tarrant most common?: Wikidata records people named Tarrant in Australia.
Is the surname Tarrant getting more or less common?: More common. 4,140 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,425 in 2010, up 6.9%.