Does the last name Talbot sound WASPy/old money to you?

Question

What comes to mind?

Answer 1

Actually, it reminds me of a "preppie", or rather classical, women's clothing store, Talbots: http://www.talbots.com

P. S.  According to Ancestry.com, The surname Talbot is of Norman origin, meaning "messenger of destruction".  As to their Port of Origin,  Talbots immigrated to the United States from the following locales:

England 196

Ireland 147

Great Britain 70

Bermuda 32

Germany 12

Scotland 1

In 1840, between 30 and 58 Talbot households lived in New York and Massachusetts.  In 1891, most people named Talbot lived in either London or the Midlands.

Answer 2

I think it is originally French.  The real upper crust might not  not use it as a given name unless some relatives have that surname and then they might relegate it to a second given name.    

Example.  Wartime British Prime Minister Winston Spencer Churchill was from an very upper crust family, related back in time to the Duke of Wellington who commanded at Waterloo and even further to a prominent man in Henry VIII's time.  I don't know where the "Winston" came from but the "Spencer" came from a relation to the Spencer family.  Lady Diana Spencer was from that clan.  His mother was an American lady, perhaps she had a connection to Winston in Virginia somehow, or the people it was named for.  

European royal names tend to be plain and simple - George, Edward, Robert, Anne, Elizabeth, Andrew, David, Patrick, William, Carl, Christina etc.

Talbot was the brand of an expensive French car also sold in England.  Those who give their children seemingly upper crust names often get it wrong - eg Tiffany.

Answer 3

I associate the Talbot family with the British noble family, so I wouldn't quite classify it as WASPy - it's more pre-WASP.  

I think Ken is a bit confused about what you are asking....Talbot is a surname, not a first name.  The Talbots were originally Norman, and most likely came over with William the Conquerer.    The first noble in the line was Gilbert Baron Talbot, and following him, there were many more Baron Talbots until they became the Earls of Shrewsbury.  The current Lord Shrewsbury is the hereditary Lord Steward of Ireland and is a member of the House of Lords.

Answer 4

It sounds like its of English origin, but I think it's pretty common in the USA.  Look in a couple metropolitan phonebooks for "Talbot" and you'll find out.

Answer 5

I think of Talbot's the clothing store.