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

Tamarit, 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 Tamarit surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tamarit in America

Tamarit is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tamarit surname appeared 116 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 Tamarit.

The history of the last name Tamarit

The surname Tamarit originated in the Catalonia region of Spain. It is derived from the Catalan place name Tamarit, which in turn comes from the Arabic word "tamar" meaning date palm. This suggests the name originated with the Moors who ruled parts of Spain for several centuries.

Tamarit was likely a habitational name, meaning it referred to someone who lived in or came from a place called Tamarit. There are several villages in Catalonia called Tamarit de Litera, Tamarit de la Valldigna, and others, indicating these were likely places where the surname arose initially.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Tamarit name appears in the 13th century "Llibre de Repartiment de València" which documented the resettlement of lands after the Christian reconquest of Valencia from the Moors in 1238. Several individuals with the surname Tamarit are listed.

In the 14th century, Guillem Tamarit was a renowned Catalan poet and calligrapher who worked for kings Peter IV of Aragon and John I of Aragon. He lived from around 1335 to 1409.

Francesc Tamarit (c.1480-1539) was a Valencian grammar scholar who published a work on Latin grammar in 1535 called "Regles d'Amunt".

In the 16th century, the painter Joan Baptista Tamarit produced religious artworks for churches and monasteries in Valencia. He lived between around 1520 and 1575.

Pere Joan Tamarit was a 17th century Catalan philosopher and writer born in Barcelona around 1620. He published philosophical treatises including "Lo quint philosòfic" in 1662.

Joan Tamarit was an 18th century Catalan composer known for works like his opera "El poder de la virtud" performed in 1793. He lived from around 1745 to 1810.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tamarit

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

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 Tamarit 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.

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

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