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Tarlton Name Meaning

English (mainly Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire): habitational name from Tarleton in Lancashire or Tarlton in Rodmarton (Gloucestershire). The Lancashire placename may derive from an Old Norse personal name Tharaldr (a variant of Thóraldr) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’ though the initial element may derive from a lost river name (perhaps named with a word based on the Indo-European root ter- tor- ‘quick strong’). The Gloucestershire placename probably derives from Old English thorn ‘thorn bush’ + lēah ‘wood woodland clearing’ + tūn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Talton, Carlton, Taunton, Turton, Harston, Tolton, Dalton, Alton

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You can see how Tarlton families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tarlton family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tarlton families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 67 Tarlton families living in Derbyshire. This was about 35% of all the recorded Tarlton's in United Kingdom. Derbyshire had the highest population of Tarlton families in 1891.
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What did your Tarlton ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Painter and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Tarlton. 100% of Tarlton men worked as a Painter and 84% of Tarlton women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Painter
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    84%
  • Housewife
    6%
  • Incapacitated
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic Duti
    3%
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Between 1952 and 2004, in the United States, Tarlton life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 2000. The average life expectancy for Tarlton in 1952 was 50, and 73 in 2004.

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