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There are approximately 1,047 people named Tallis in the UK. That makes it the 6,986th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 17 are named Tallis.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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Taillis
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The Tallis surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

TALLIS. O. Fr. taillis, " a copse, grove, underwood ; such wood as is felled or lopped every seven or eight _years." Cotgrave. It may be regarded as the Fr. equi\'alent of the English Shaw.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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