Find out how popular the last name Taillon is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Taillon.

Taillon, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Taillon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Taillon in America

Taillon is the 33810th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Taillon surname appeared 673 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Taillon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Taillon to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Taillon

The surname Taillon has its origins in the Normandy region of northern France. It is believed to have first emerged in the 11th century, derived from the Old French word "tailler," which means "to cut" or "to prune." This suggests that the name may have been given to individuals who worked as woodcutters, pruners, or in other occupations related to cutting or shaping materials.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Taillon can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, a great survey of landholdings commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry mentions a person named Radulfus de Taillun, which is likely an early variation of the name.

During the Middle Ages, the Taillon family established themselves in various parts of Normandy, particularly in the regions of Rouen and Caen. Some notable individuals bearing this surname from that period include Robert Taillon, a knight who fought in the Crusades in the late 12th century, and Guillaume Taillon, a prominent merchant and landowner in Rouen in the 14th century.

As the Taillon family spread across France and beyond, the name underwent various spelling variations, such as Tailhon, Tayllion, and Taillyon. Some of these variations were influenced by regional dialects and scribal errors in record-keeping.

The surname Taillon also found its way to other parts of Europe, particularly in the British Isles. One notable bearer of the name was Sir John Taillon (1520-1591), an English soldier and diplomat who served under Queen Elizabeth I. He was instrumental in negotiating treaties with France and Spain during his tenure.

In the 17th century, the Taillon name appeared in the New World, as French settlers began establishing colonies in North America. One of the earliest recorded instances is that of Pierre Taillon, a farmer and fur trader who settled in what is now Quebec, Canada, in the 1660s.

Another noteworthy individual with the Taillon surname was Jacques Taillon (1701-1776), a French-Canadian businessman and landowner who played a significant role in the development of the fur trade and the establishment of settlements along the St. Lawrence River.

The Taillon name has also been associated with several notable figures in more recent history, such as Louis-Olivier Taillon (1838-1923), a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 6th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, and Joseph Taillon (1898-1993), a French-Canadian artist renowned for his landscape paintings and depictions of rural life.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Taillon

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Taillon.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Taillon was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Taillon has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Taillon was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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