Talamantes
A likely Spanish surname with a toponymic origin, probably pointing to an ancestral place-name rather than a descriptive nickname.
The #6,692 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 61,174 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Talamantes is a Spanish surname most likely taken from a place-name in Spain. Such surnames usually began as identifiers for people who came from, lived near, or held land in a particular locality. The name is commonly associated with the village of Talamantes in Zaragoza, and the family name would have meant, in effect, "one from Talamantes."
History
The surname is found in Spanish-speaking regions and later in the Americas through migration from Spain. In modern usage it is especially familiar in Latin American communities and among families of Hispanic heritage in the United States. Like many toponymic surnames, it preserved a geographic memory long after families moved away from the original place.
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Fun fact
There is a small municipality called Talamantes in Aragón, Spain, which is the most likely source of the surname.