The Talbert surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,181 people carried this name — #2,944 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 24,200 people counted. That is up 7% from 11,370 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Talbert surname

English and Scottish surname of Norman origin, from Old French Talebert, of Germanic origin, composed of *dal (“valley”) + *berht (“bright”).

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 32 people named Talbert.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Indre-et-Loire.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Indre-et-Loire 12
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Yvelines 2
Seine-et-Marne 2
Loiret 2
Côte-d’Or 2
Paris 1
Essonne 1

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

In print

Talbert in American newspapers,
1908–1919.

Newspaper page from Mineral Point Tribune carrying the name Talbert
Mineral Point Tribune 1908-09-10
Newspaper page from Iowa County Democrat carrying the name Talbert
Iowa County Democrat 1908-09-10
Newspaper page from The Barre Daily Times carrying the name Talbert
The Barre Daily Times 1919-04-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 50,332 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Talbert in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

555 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Talbert. The most, 179, date from the 1940s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 217
Victoria 95
Queensland 92
South Australia 71
Tasmania 33
Western Australia 25
ACT (Canberra) 14
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Talbert.

Who carried it

People named Talbert,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Bruce James Talbert
    Bruce James Talbert 1838–1881 · architect
  • W. Jasper Talbert
    W. Jasper Talbert 1846–1931 · politician
  • Mary Burnett Talbert
    Mary Burnett Talbert 1866–1923 · teacher
  • Florence Cole Talbert
    Florence Cole Talbert 1890–1961 · educator
  • Wen Talbert d. 1950
  • Émile Talbert 1820–1802 · teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Talbert,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States634 records

634 records of the Talbert name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 358
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 164
  • Other U.S. records 112
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Gus Talbert

    Born 1907 in Georgia. Enlisted 1943 at Baltimore, Maryland; warehouseman from Baltimore City, Maryland. Veteran; died 1949, buried at Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Edward A. Talbert

    Born 1931; from Tulsa County, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Talbert

    Arrived at New York in 1873 aboard the Oceanic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 26; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 634 records for Talbert in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia48 records

48 records of the Talbert name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 23
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • Other Australian records 11
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record James Talbert

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Recovery, arriving 1836; ticket of leave 1848.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Johanna Talbert

    Arrived in Queensland in 1878 aboard the Dunbar Castle, as an infant.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Andrew Talbert

    Left Hobart in 1825 aboard the Lady East, bound for Port Jackson, as commander.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 48 records for Talbert in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France20 records

20 records of the Talbert name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Roger Talbert

    Born 1893 in Laignes; died 1984 in Dijon (Côte-d'Or).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Therese Noelie Talbert

    Born 1920 in Tours; died 1988 in Saint-Avertin (Indre-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Christophe Serge Talbert

    Born 1967 in Bondy (Paris); died 1989 in Herblay (Val-d'Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Talbert in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada10 records

10 records of the Talbert name in Canada Nova Scotia Archives name indexes
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charles Jacob Talbert

    Died 1944 in Delaps Cove, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Lucy M. Talbert

    Married 1903 in Pictou, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record John Talbert

    Listed at Little River, Sydney, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 10 records for Talbert in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Netherlands9 records

9 records of the Talbert name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 6
  • Dutch population registers 3
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Claude Nicolas Talbert

    Married in 1799 in Utrecht; born in Blois in 't departement de Loire.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Willem August Talbert

    In the population register of Haarlem; born in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Willem Gerard Talbert

    Buried in 1804 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Talbert in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Talbert name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sarah Elizabeth Talbert

    Buried in 1851 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 71.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 1 of 5 records for Talbert in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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