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The Talarico surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,691 people carried this name — #11,648 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 109,900 people counted. That is down 5% from 2,841 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Talarico surname

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Patronymic surname from the apheresis of Atalarico, a male given name.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Talarico» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 634 people named Talarico live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 280
City of Buenos Aires 160
Entre Ríos 73
Santa Fe 69
Tucumán 28
Chubut 14
Córdoba 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

122 people named Talarico live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Ticino 50
Aargau 27
Zurich 19
Basel-Stadt 9
Geneva 6
Vaud 5
Bern 3
Lucerne 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Talarico.

Most of them — 38 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 4 départements, most often Paris.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 38
Paris 7
Ardennes 4
Moselle 3
Meurthe-et-Moselle 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Talarico in American newspapers,
1893–1958.

Newspaper page from Der Deutsche Correspondent carrying the name Talarico
Der Deutsche Correspondent 1893-10-21
Newspaper page from The Evening Statesman carrying the name Talarico
The Evening Statesman 1903-08-01
Newspaper page from The Fairmont West Virginian carrying the name Talarico
The Fairmont West Virginian 1914-04-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 334 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Talarico,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Achille Talarico
    Achille Talarico 1837–1902 · painter
  • Alberigo Oreste Talarico
    Alberigo Oreste Talarico 1890–1952 · physician
  • Tomás Talarico
    Tomás Talarico 1901– · musician
  • Vincenzo Talarico
    Vincenzo Talarico 1909–1972 · screenwriter
  • Mauro Talarico
    Mauro Talarico 1953– · comics artist
  • Virginia Talarico 1871–1953 · singer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 21 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Talarico is.
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