Explore the Family Name Tarbet

The meaning of Tarbet

1. Scottish: habitational name from one or more places called with Gaelic tairbeart ‘narrow isthmus, portage’, such as Tarbat (Ross and Cromarty). 2. English (Lancashire): variant of Torbet.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data on surname popularity, the Tarbet surname saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,237th, while by 2010, it moved up to 28,241st place, representing an upward change of 3.41%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 763 in 2000 to 847 in 2010, indicating an increase of 11.01%. Correspondingly, the representation of this surname per 100,000 people increased by 3.57%, from 0.28 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,237	#28,241	3.41%
Count	763	847	11.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.29	3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tarbet

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that in 2000, the vast majority of those with the Tarbet surname identified as White (97.38%). However, by 2010, this proportion had decreased slightly to 95.28%, signifying a change of -2.16%. During the same period, there was a notable increase in the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic, from 1.31% in 2000 to 2.72% in 2010 (a rise of 107.63%). For the first time in 2010, small percentages started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.83%) and Two or more races (0.71%). There were no reported instances of individuals with the Tarbet surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	95.28%	-2.16%
Hispanic	1.31%	2.72%	107.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.83%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.71%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%