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

Tuten, 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 Tuten surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tuten in America

Tuten is the 12140th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tuten surname appeared 2,566 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 Tuten.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tuten 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 Tuten

The surname Tuten has its origins in Germany, tracing back to the early Middle Ages around the 11th century. It is believed to have derived from the Old German word "tute," which referred to a small horn or trumpet used for signaling purposes. This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive name given to someone who played or made such instruments.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tuten can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of historical documents from the region of Saxony, Germany. In a record dated 1124, a person named Tuto is mentioned, which is likely an early spelling variation of Tuten.

During the 13th century, the name appears in various records from the German states of Saxony and Thuringia. In a document from 1287, a certain Konrad Tuten is listed as a landowner in the town of Altenburg, located in modern-day Thuringia.

As the name spread across German-speaking regions, it evolved into different spellings, such as Tuten, Tüten, and Tueten. These variations were often influenced by local dialects and scribal practices.

One notable figure bearing the surname Tuten was Hans Tuten, a 16th-century German composer and organist who served at the court of the Elector of Saxony in Dresden. He was born around 1540 and is known for his compositions for organ and choir.

In the 17th century, the name appeared in the records of the city of Lübeck, located in northern Germany. A merchant named Johann Tuten is listed in the city's trade registers from 1632, indicating the name's presence in the mercantile class.

Another person of historical significance was Johann Christian Tuten, a German theologian and philosopher born in 1716 in the town of Zittau, Saxony. He was a prominent figure in the German Enlightenment and authored several works on religious and philosophical topics.

The name Tuten also found its way to other parts of Europe, such as the Netherlands. In the Dutch city of Rotterdam, a record from 1782 mentions a baker named Pieter Tuten, suggesting the name's spread through migration and trade routes.

In the 19th century, a notable figure with the surname Tuten was Wilhelm Tuten, a German mathematician and astronomer born in 1828 in the city of Hamburg. He made significant contributions to the field of celestial mechanics and worked as a professor at the University of Berlin.

While the surname Tuten has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to immigration and migration patterns. However, its origins can be traced back to the Old German language and the medieval period in Central Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tuten

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

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

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