Find out how popular the last name Titlow is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Titlow.

Titlow, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Titlow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Titlow in America

Titlow is the 61585th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Titlow surname appeared 326 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Titlow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Titlow to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Titlow

The surname Titlow has its origins in England, emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to be a locational name, derived from a now-lost place name that likely referred to a small village or hamlet. The name may have been influenced by Old English words such as "tit," meaning a small piece of land, and "hlaw," meaning a hill or mound.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire in 1327, where a Thomas de Tytlowe is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already established in the region at that time. Another early reference appears in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1428, which mentions a John Tytlowe.

While the Titlow name does not appear in the famous Domesday Book of 1086, it is likely that the family's roots can be traced back even further, as many surnames evolved from earlier place names or descriptive nicknames over time.

Notable individuals with the Titlow surname throughout history include:

1. William Titlow (c. 1580 - 1650), an English merchant and landowner from Staffordshire.
2. Robert Titlow (1625 - 1698), a wealthy farmer and prominent member of the local community in Derbyshire.
3. Sarah Titlow (1745 - 1823), an influential Quaker philanthropist and advocate for women's rights in Pennsylvania, United States.
4. John Titlow (1812 - 1887), a successful industrialist and founder of the Titlow Ironworks in Ohio, United States.
5. Mary Titlow Smith (1856 - 1932), an acclaimed author and poet from New York, United States, whose works explored themes of nature and spirituality.

The name has also been associated with various place names over the centuries, including Titlow Hill in Staffordshire, Titlow Farm in Cheshire, and the village of Titlow Green in Shropshire, further reflecting its locational origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Titlow

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Titlow.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Titlow was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Titlow has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Titlow was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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