Tallant

See also: tallant

English

Etymology

Occupational surname for a tailor, from taillant (“cutting”), present participle of Old French tailler (“to cut”).

Proper noun

Tallant (plural Tallants)

1. A surname from Old French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tallant is the 14532^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2051 individuals. Tallant is most common among White (94.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tallant”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.