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Talbot: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

Talbóid · 'son of Talebot' (a Norman personal name)

Woulfe (1923) gives Talbot as a form of Talbóid, 'son of Talebot' (a Norman personal name), and says the Talbots came over to England with William the Conqueror. He says Richard Talbot accompanied Henry II to Ireland and was granted the lordship of Malahide, Co. Dublin, which 'has continued in his descendants to the present day'. In 1890 Matheson counted 18 entries including spelling varieties (17 spelled Talbot).

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Irish formTalbóid
Meaning'son of Talebot' (a Norman personal name)
CountiesDublin
Other spellings2
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Origin of the Talbot name

Woulfe: Norman, 'son of Talebot' (a Norman personal name). The Talbots came over to England with William the Conqueror; Richard Talebot is mentioned in Domesday Book. His descendant Richard Talbot accompanied Henry II to Ireland and was granted the lordship of Malahide, Co. Dublin.[1]

  1. 1620Peter Talbot is born at Malahide.[4]
  2. 1669Peter Talbot is consecrated Archbishop of Dublin on 9 May, at Antwerp.[4]
  3. 189018 entries including spelling varieties (17 spelled Talbot); Leinster 6, Munster 8, Connaught 4.[2]

Where in Ireland

Co. DublinWoulfe: lordship of Malahide, Co. Dublin, granted to Richard Talbot and continued in his descendants.[1]

Notable people named Talbot

Richard Talbot, Duke of Tirconnellb. early 17th centurySon of Sir William Talbot of Carton, Co. Kildare; colonel in the French service; with the army that defended Drogheda against Cromwell.[3]
Peter Talbotb. 1620Born at Malahide; Archbishop of Dublin from 1669; banished from the kingdom in early 1673.[4]

Other spellings

Talebot · Talbote[1]

The Talbot coat of arms

The design shown is a coat of arms associated with the Talbot surname. In Irish and British heraldry a coat of arms is granted to one person and passes to their heirs; it does not belong to everyone who shares the surname. Many families still use the arms of their name as a symbol of their heritage.

Talbot surname: questions

What does the surname Talbot mean?

Woulfe gives Talbot as a form of Talbóid, 'son of Talebot', a Norman personal name.[1]

Is Talbot an Irish or a Norman name?

Woulfe describes it as Norman: the Talbots came over to England with William the Conqueror, and Richard Talbot later accompanied Henry II to Ireland and was granted the lordship of Malahide, Co. Dublin.[1]

Who were the Talbots of Malahide?

Woulfe (writing in 1923) says Richard Talbot accompanied Henry II to Ireland and was granted the lordship of Malahide, Co. Dublin, which 'has continued in his descendants to the present day'.[1][4]

Where in Ireland was Talbot found in 1890?

Matheson counted 18 entries including spelling varieties (17 spelled Talbot): Leinster 6, Munster 8, Connaught 4. His 'counties in which principally found' column is blank for this name.[2]

Sources

  1. Talbóid — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/t/talboid.php
  2. Talbot — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/talbot.php
  3. Talbot, Richard, Duke of Tirconnell — A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/RichardTalbotDukeofTirconnell.php
  4. Talbot, Archbishop Peter — A Compendium of Irish Biography (Alfred Webb, 1878), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/biography/ArchbishopPeterTalbot.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).