The Tallman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 8,174 people carried this name — #4,341 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 36,100 people counted. That is up 10% from 7,439 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Tallman surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a nickname: ‘the tall man’.

An early record he cites: Walter Talman, Somerset, 1327–28 (1 Edward III) — Kirby's Quest (Somerset).

His entry covers Tallman and Talman.

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

Tallman in American newspapers,
1916–1920.

Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Tallman
The Day Book 1916-09-28
Newspaper page from Great Falls Daily Tribune carrying the name Tallman
Great Falls Daily Tribune 1920-10-03
Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Tallman
Daily Kennebec Journal 1916-09-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 62,153 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tallman in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1930s.

52 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tallman. The most, 20, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 16
Queensland 9
South Australia 9
Victoria 5
ACT (Canberra) 4
Tasmania 3
Western Australia 3

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

Who carried it

People named Tallman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clay Tallman
    Clay Tallman 1874–1949 · lawyer
  • Peleg Tallman 1764–1840 · politician
  • Elizabeth Sheffield Tallman 1771–
  • Henry Tallman 1806–1885 · lawyer
  • Thomas Tallman 1815–1872 · politician
  • George B. Tallman 1849– · politician

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 Tallman,
in the records of 3 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 States776 records

776 records of the Tallman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 264
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 196
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 138
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 135
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 22
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 14
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Clarence E. Tallman

    Born 1915 in Kansas. Enlisted 1942 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; farm hand. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Missouri.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amelia Tallman

    Arrived at New York in 1840 aboard the Emerald from Havre, aged 32; cook. From Bavaria, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Roger Lee Tallman

    Born 1949; from Munising, Michigan. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1969 in Phuoc Long, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 776 records for Tallman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada14 records

14 records of the Tallman name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Sylvester Tallman

    Died 1945; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  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 Stanley Bliss Tallman

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Ozro E. Tallman

    Married 1910 in West Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia.

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

Showing 3 of 14 records for Tallman in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Norway1 record

1 record of the Tallman name in Norway Norway's 1910 census
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Census record Karl Tallman

    Census of 1910: Sætersbakken nordre, Romedal; born 1880 in Sweden.

    Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO)

Counts: Arkivverket, Digitalarkivet, 1910 census (CC BY 3.0 NO). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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