Tarpey
surname · Latin script
Meaning: cendant of Tarpach', a byname originally denoting a sturdy person
Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published
/ˈtɑɹpi/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
Tarpey is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- IEIreland
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
cendant of Tarpach', a byname originally denoting a sturdy person. Var.: Tassi. Dims.: It.: Tasselli, Tassetto, Tassino, Tassotto; Tasin(i) (Ven- Var.: Torpy. etia). (Of 2 only): Fr.: Tessel. Collectives (of i): Sp.: Tejeda (the name of places in the provinces of Caceres and Salamanca). Port.: Teixeira.
Sources 1
- The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Hugh Tarpeyb. 1821Irish politician
- Howard Tarpeyb. 1958Australian rules footballer
- Andrew Tarpeyb. 1965Australian rules footballer
- Dave Tarpeyb. 1988GBassociation football player (born 1988)
- Kaitlyn Tarpeyb. 1991USBeauty pageant winner
- Terry Tarpey IIIb. 1994FRFrench basketball player (born 1994)
- James Tarpeyb. 1994GBBritish actor
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 9 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 973 | #26,423 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 947 | #25,935 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 920 | #25,272 |
| GB United Kingdom | Surnames of England and Wales (taliesin-arlein.net, Sept 2002 electoral register) | 2002 | 734 | #8,458 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 7 | #143,513 |
| GB United Kingdom | A Dictionary of Surnames (Hanks & Hodges, 1988) | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 2
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name Tarpey come from?
- cendant of Tarpach', a byname originally denoting a sturdy person. Var.: Tassi. Dims.: It.: Tasselli, Tassetto, Tassino, Tassotto; Tasin(i) (Ven- Var.: Torpy. etia). (Of 2 only): Fr.: Tessel. Recorded by The Oxford Names Companion - The definitive guide to Surnames, First Names, and Place Names of the British Isles.
- How do you pronounce Tarpey?
- A machine transcription gives /ˈtɑɹpi/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name Tarpey mean?
- Recorded meaning: cendant of Tarpach', a byname originally denoting a sturdy person.
- In which country does Tarpey have the most bearers?
- Tarpey is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Tarpey”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.