How common is the surname Tarter?

3,507 people in the United States had the surname Tarter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,037 Americans. It ranked 9,281st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tarter?

Jill Tarter, American astronomer.

Where is the surname Tarter most common?

Wikidata records people named Tarter in the United States.

Is the surname Tarter getting more or less common?

More common. 3,229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,507 in 2010, up 8.6%.

The surname Tarter

A surname, carried by 3,507 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tarter 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 3,507 people named Tarter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 88,037 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,229.

#9,281

rank among US surnames

3,507

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+8.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,279)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,274	Cluff	3,510	87,962
#9,276	Calderone	3,509	87,987
#9,279	Spies	3,508	88,012
#9,281	Tarter	3,507	88,037
#9,283	Creasy	3,506	88,062
#9,286	Clack	3,505	88,087

Who is named Tarter

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

89% of people named Tarter identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tarters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jill Tarter
American astronomer, born 1944

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tarter

Tarter has the Soundex code T636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T636.

Questions

How common is the surname Tarter?: 3,507 people in the United States had the surname Tarter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 88,037 Americans. It ranked 9,281st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tarter?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Tarter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tarter?: Jill Tarter, American astronomer.
Where is the surname Tarter most common?: Wikidata records people named Tarter in the United States.
Is the surname Tarter getting more or less common?: More common. 3,229 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,507 in 2010, up 8.6%.