Explore the Family Name Tattersall

The meaning of Tattersall

English (Lancashire and west Yorkshire): habitational name from Tattershall in Lincolnshire, named from the Old English personal name Tāthere (genitive Tātheres) + Old English halh ‘nook, corner of land’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tattersall has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,421st in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to 35,671st — a growth of 2.06%. The number of people carrying this surname also grew, with a count of 580 in 2000 rising to 630 in 2010, marking an increase of 8.62%. However, the proportion per 100k dropped by 4.55%, suggesting that while the absolute number of Tattersalls increased, their relative share among all surnames slightly decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,421	#35,671	2.06%
Count	580	630	8.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tattersall

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that individuals with the surname Tattersall predominantly identify as White, with very little change between 2000 and 2010 (from 97.59% to 97.46%). There were no recorded instances of Tattersalls identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, which saw a significant increase from 0.86% in 2000 to 1.43% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased from 1.21% to 0.79%, and there were no recorded instances of American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.59%	97.46%	-0.13%
Hispanic	0.86%	1.43%	66.28%
Two or More Races	1.21%	0.79%	-34.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%