Tarbert

Tarbert Meaning & Origin

About Tarbert
The surname Tarbert is of Scottish origin and is derived from the place name Tarbert, which means "isthmus" or "narrow strip of land" in Gaelic. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name hailed from the town or region of Tarbert. The name Tarbert is relatively common in Scotland, particularly in the Argyll and Bute area, where the town of Tarbert is located.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Tarbert is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Tarbert: 377
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 54,637
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tarbert based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Tarbert is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRPRT
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T061063
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AA1 R B ER0 T
🌐 IPA
/ˈtɑrbərt/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRPRT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T616

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tarbert in Braille

Here's how to represent Tarbert in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Tarbert in braille

How to sign the name Tarbert using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Tarbert using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Tarbert in sign language

Numerology