Tarleton (surname)
# Tarleton (surname)

Tarleton or Tarlton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Banastre Tarleton (1754–1833), English soldier and politician, designer of the Tarleton helmet
* Cullie Tarleton, American businessman and politician
* Donald K. Tarlton (born 1943), Canadian businessman
* Francis Alexander Tarleton (1841–1920), Irish mathematical physicist
* Gael Tarleton (born 1959), American politician
* John Tarleton (American settler) (ca. 1808–1895), American rancher
* John Tarleton (Royal Navy officer) (1811–1880), British naval officer
* Ken Tarleton (1900–1984), Australian rugby union player
* Nel Tarleton (1906–1956), English boxer
* Richard Tarlton (died 1588), English actor
