Talavera surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Talavera surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,777 people carried this name — #4,559 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 37,900 people counted. That is up 39% from 5,615 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 7,490 people named Talavera 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 3,373
Misiones 1,413
Corrientes 524
Chaco 504
City of Buenos Aires 426
Formosa 286
Córdoba 219
Santa Fe 157

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 114 people named Talavera.

38 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Hérault.

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
Hérault 22
Paris 16
Rhône 5
Hautes-Pyrénées 5
Aude 4
Gironde 4
Essonne 4
Seine-Saint-Denis 3

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

In print

Talavera in American newspapers,
1809–1920.

Newspaper page from Gazeta De Puerto-rico carrying the name Talavera
Gazeta De Puerto-rico 1898-01-21
Newspaper page from El Imparcial carrying the name Talavera
El Imparcial 1920-06-11
Newspaper page from The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser carrying the name Talavera
The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser 1809-10-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,902 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Talavera,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bernardino de Talavera 1500–1511 · settler
  • Juan Talavera y Heredia 1880–1960 · architect
  • Mario Talavera 1885–1960 · composer
  • Emeterio Talavera 1918–2022 · soldier
  • Carlos Talavera Ramírez 1923–2006 · Catholic priest
  • María Talavera 1929–1981 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Talavera is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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