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

Tittle, 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 Tittle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tittle in America

Tittle is the 7647th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tittle surname appeared 4,343 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Tittle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tittle 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 Tittle

The surname Tittle is of English origin and is derived from the Old English word "titel", which means a small piece or fragment. This surname is believed to have originated in the 12th century and was likely initially given as a nickname to someone who was small in stature or had a petite frame.

The earliest recorded instance of the surname Tittle can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk, dating back to 1195, where a person named Walter Tittle was mentioned. This suggests that the name was already in use by the end of the 12th century.

In the 13th century, the surname Tittle appeared in various records, including the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1236, which mentioned a Robert Tittle. The Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, compiled in 1273, also referenced a William Tittle.

One notable early bearer of the surname Tittle was John Tittle, a landowner and tenant farmer who lived in the village of Great Wilbraham, Cambridgeshire, in the late 14th century. Records from the Manor Court Rolls of Great Wilbraham mention John Tittle several times between 1380 and 1395.

In the 15th century, the surname Tittle was found in various parts of England, including Kent, where a John Tittle was recorded in the Subsidy Rolls of 1428. The Lay Subsidy Rolls of Wiltshire in 1472 also mentioned a Thomas Tittle.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Tittle was William Tittle, who was born in Gloucestershire in 1512. He was a renowned scholar and author, known for his work on English grammar and rhetoric.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Robert Tittle, born in Lincolnshire in 1596. He was a successful merchant and entrepreneur who established a thriving textile business in London.

In the 17th century, the surname Tittle was found in various parts of England, including Yorkshire, where a Richard Tittle was born in 1623. He later became a prominent landowner and served as a local magistrate.

The surname Tittle continued to be found throughout England in the 18th and 19th centuries, with bearers of the name residing in various counties, including Dorset, Somerset, and Lancashire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tittle

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

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 Tittle 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 Tittle 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 Tittle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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