Tarleton (surname)

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


 * Banastre Tarleton (1754–1833), British soldier and politician, namesake 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