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

Tuthill, 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 Tuthill surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tuthill in America

Tuthill is the 12242nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tuthill surname appeared 2,541 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 Tuthill.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tuthill 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 Tuthill

The surname Tuthill originates from England, with its roots tracing back to the late Anglo-Saxon period. It is believed to be derived from the Old English words "tun" meaning an enclosure or village, and "hyll" meaning a hill, suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived on a hill near a village.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Tuthill name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of landowners and their holdings commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name appears in various spellings such as Tutehille, Tutehille, and Tutehull, indicating its presence in different regions of England during the Norman era.

In the 13th century, the Tuthill surname is mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire, which were records of financial transactions and accounts kept by the English Exchequer. This suggests that members of the Tuthill family held land or property in the county during that time.

Notable individuals with the Tuthill surname throughout history include:

1. Thomas Tuthill (c. 1590 - 1657), an English settler who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635. He is considered one of the founders of Southold, Long Island, and served as a magistrate and leader in the community.

2. John Tuthill (1633 - 1716), an English-born American Quaker minister and writer who settled in Westbury, Long Island. He authored several religious works and was a prominent figure in the Quaker community of the time.

3. Louisa Tuthill (1798 - 1879), an American educator and pioneer in the field of women's education. She founded the Tuthill Family Boarding School for Young Ladies in New Haven, Connecticut, which operated for several decades in the 19th century.

4. Edward Tuthill (1851 - 1923), an American lawyer and politician from New York. He served as a member of the New York State Assembly and was actively involved in various civic and legal organizations.

5. Frederic Bret Tuthill (1892 - 1970), an American architect and designer best known for his work on the Art Deco-style Chanin Building in New York City, completed in 1929.

Over the centuries, variations in the spelling of the Tuthill name have emerged, including Tutill, Tutthill, and Toothill, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of different areas in England and later in the United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tuthill

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

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

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