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

Tallie, 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 Tallie surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tallie in America

Tallie is the 44808th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tallie surname appeared 479 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 Tallie.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tallie 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 Tallie

The surname TALLIE is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old English word 'talewalh', which means 'foreigner' or 'stranger'. This suggests that the name was initially given as a descriptive nickname to someone who was not native to the area or spoke a foreign language.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a person named Talewalh is listed as a landowner in Oxfordshire. The name is also mentioned in various other historical records from the 12th and 13th centuries, often spelled as 'Talewalu', 'Talewalwe', or 'Talewalgh'.

In the 14th century, the name appears to have evolved into its modern form of 'TALLIE'. This spelling is documented in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, where a certain John TALLIE is listed as a taxpayer.

One notable bearer of the surname was Sir William TALLIE, a English knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War against France in the 1400s. He is recorded as having participated in the Battle of Agincourt in 1415 under the command of King Henry V.

Another historical figure with this surname was Richard TALLIE, a merchant and alderman in the City of London during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in the late 16th century. He is mentioned in records from the Worshipful Company of Vintners, of which he was a member.

In the 17th century, a family of TALLIES owned lands and properties in the county of Gloucestershire. One member of this family, Thomas TALLIE (1625-1689), was a prominent lawyer and served as a Justice of the Peace for the county.

The name TALLIE can also be found in some place names, such as Tallie Farm in the village of Abson in Gloucestershire, which may have been named after a local landowner or tenant with this surname in the past.

Over the centuries, the TALLIE surname has also been associated with various professions and trades, including farmers, tailors, and merchants, reflecting the diverse backgrounds of those who bore this name throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tallie

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

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 Tallie 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 Tallie 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 Tallie was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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