Explore the Family Name Talcott

The meaning of Talcott

English: 1. possibly a Norman habitational name from Taillecourt in France. 2. alternatively, perhaps a topographic name from Middle English tile ‘tile’ + cot ‘cottage’. This surname has all but died out in Britain. History: John Talcott was one of the founders of Hartford, CT, in 1635 (coming from Cambridge, MA with Thomas Hooker).

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How common is the last name Talcott in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Talcott declined between 2000 and 2010. The rank for the surname fell from 17,087 in 2000 to 20,806 in 2010, a negative change of 21.77%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also decreased by 17.17% from 1,532 in 2000 to 1,269 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 individuals with this surname dropped by 24.56%, from 0.57 to 0.43.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,087	#20,806	-21.77%
Count	1,532	1,269	-17.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.43	-24.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Talcott

In terms of ethnic identity associated with the surname Talcott, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than tripled, rising from 0.33% in 2000 to 0.71% in 2010. Those choosing "Two or more races" increased slightly, from 0.78% to 0.95%. The largest proportion, those identifying as white, saw a small decrease, falling by 2.15% to 95.35%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanics with this surname almost doubled from 1.17% to 2.21%. The proportions of Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native holders of the Talcott surname remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.45%	95.35%	-2.15%
Hispanic	1.17%	2.21%	88.89%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0.95%	21.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.71%	115.15%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%