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Tarrant Family History

Tarrant Surname Meaning

English (mainly Hampshire and Wiltshire): habitational name from any of the eight places in Dorset named from the River Tarrant. The river name is of British origin and probably means ‘the trespasser: the river liable to floods’; see Trent.

Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Toráin ‘descendant of Torán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of tor ‘lord, hero, or champion’. See Torrens.

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


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Where is the Tarrant family from?

You can see how Tarrant families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tarrant family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Tarrant families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 528 Tarrant families living in London. This was about 24% of all the recorded Tarrant's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Tarrant families in 1891.
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What did your Tarrant ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Tarrant. 8% of Tarrant men worked as a General Labourer and 70% of Tarrant women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Tarrant were Carpenter and Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    8%
  • Builders Labourer
    6%
  • Bricklayer
    5%
  • Carpenter
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    70%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Domestic Duties
    2%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Tarrant. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 6,000 military records available for the last name Tarrant. For the veterans among your Tarrant ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tarrant lifespan?

Between 1951 and 2004, in the United States, Tarrant life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1999. The average life expectancy for Tarrant in 1951 was 57, and 72 in 2004.

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