The Talbott surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,386 people carried this name — #4,787 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 40,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 7,092 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Talbott surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Talbot’.

An early record he cites: Willelmus Talbot, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Talbot and Talbott.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 735 · public domain.

In print

Talbott in American newspapers,
1887–1913.

Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Talbott
Santa Fe New Mexican 1903-10-26
Newspaper page from The Laramie Republican carrying the name Talbott
The Laramie Republican 1913-01-03
Newspaper page from The Memphis Appeal carrying the name Talbott
The Memphis Appeal 1887-02-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 117,972 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Talbott in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

879 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Talbott. The most, 341, date from the 1950s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 398
Queensland 152
Victoria 103
South Australia 98
Western Australia 56
Tasmania 36
ACT (Canberra) 19

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

Who carried it

People named Talbott,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Albert G. Talbott
    Albert G. Talbott 1808–1887 · politician
  • Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott
    Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott 1843–1918 · lawyer
  • Harold E. Talbott
    Harold E. Talbott 1888–1957 · industrialist
  • John Talbott 1862–1929
  • Lula Talbott Ellis 1866–1960 · physician
  • Mabel Talbott 1886–1945

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 Talbott,
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 States528 records

528 records of the Talbott name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 294
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 127
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 30
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 22
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 20
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 17
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record David T. Talbott

    Born 1912 in Maryland. Enlisted 1943 at Baltimore; driver from Baltimore County. Veteran; died 1972, 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 James Franklin Talbott

    Born 1948; from Kewanna, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Ngai, South Vietnam.

    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 Martha Talbott

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Southhampton from London, aged 37; lady. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 528 records for Talbott 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) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · 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).

Australia42 records

42 records of the Talbott name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 25
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 7
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  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 Henry Talbott

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Claudine, arriving 1829; ticket of leave 1835. Native of Somersetshire.

    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 Catherine Talbott

    Arrived in Queensland in 1877 aboard the Woodlark, aged 9.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edith M. Talbott

    Of Malvern, Victoria; died 1944.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 42 records for Talbott in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Talbott name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 4
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John S. Talbott

    Died 1930 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Barry Talbott

    Died in service in 1958.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record H. R. Talbott

    Saskatchewan Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Talbott in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom3 records

3 records of the Talbott name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 2
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Talbott

    Welsh Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Talbott

    Army Cyclist Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 2 of 3 records for Talbott in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · 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: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands2 records

2 records of the Talbott name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Gillis Talbott

    Married in 1662 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Talbott 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).

France1 record

1 record of the Talbott 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 Leslie Joseph Talbott

    Born 1911 in Great Britain; died 1994 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

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).

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