Last Name TALKINGTON

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Meaning Local: Of Torkington, a township in the parish of Stockport, a surname familiar by South Lancashire and the Cheshire border.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 11,810 (2000 US census) 9,891 (1990 US census)
Count 2,429 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.2%, or 2288 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.58%, or 14 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.41%, or 10 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.82%, or 20 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.51%, or 61 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.48%, or 36 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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Shortest baby names

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Shortest last names

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