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Early Origins of the Tatar family

The surname Tatar was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Tatar family

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Tatar Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Tartar, Tartarin, Tartary, Tartault, Tartier, Tartière, Tarterat, Tartrat, Tartarat, Tartanson, Tartenson, Tatar, Tarteron, Tartereau, Tartereaux and many more.

Early Notables of the Tatar family

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Migration of the Tatar family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Olives Tartes, who came to Louisiana in 1720; and Jean Tartif, who arrived in Louisiana in 1720.


Contemporary Notables of the name Tatar (post 1700) +

  • John J. Tatar (b. 1948), American Libertarian politician, Candidate for Michigan State House of Representatives 19th District, 1998, 2000; Candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 11th District, 2012, 2012 1
  • György Tatár (1952-2024), Hungarian footballer


  1. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 27) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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