Given name & surname
Tarrance
“learned”·“instigator”·“from an ancient Roman clan”
Tarrance is a variant of Terence. Interpretations include “learned” (Latin), “instigator” (Latin), and “from an ancient Roman clan” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Tarrance is a variant of Terence. Interpretations include “learned” (Latin), “instigator” (Latin), and “from an ancient Roman clan” (Latin). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Tarrance is a variant of Terence. A possible origin is Latin, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Tarrance is a variant of Terence. The history of Terence gives this family its wider story. Terence’s historical associations include the Roman playwright Marcus Terentius Afer, and later various early Christian saints.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Tarrance through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 904
- 904 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 35 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,835 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −77%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,835 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 35 in 1980. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 589 as a first name in 2020; 730 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Tarrance’s family of names
Tarrance has a related form in Terence.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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