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

Tutwiler, 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 Tutwiler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tutwiler in America

Tutwiler is the 30825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tutwiler surname appeared 755 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 Tutwiler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tutwiler 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 Tutwiler

The surname Tutwiler is believed to have originated in Germany during the early medieval period. It likely derives from the Old German words "tut" meaning "people" and "wil" meaning "settlement," suggesting that it may have referred to someone who lived in a village or town inhabited by a particular group of people.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae Regiae, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Saxony, where a man named Tutwiler is mentioned in a document from the year 1135. This suggests that the name had already been established in the area by that time.

In the 13th century, there are records of a family named Tutwiler residing in the town of Heilbronn, located in the southwestern region of present-day Germany. This could indicate that the name had spread to other parts of the country by that point.

During the 16th century, a notable figure named Hans Tutwiler (1495-1572) was a prominent Protestant reformer and theologian from the city of Nuremberg, known for his contributions to the Lutheran movement.

The earliest known instances of the name in the United States date back to the late 18th century, when several individuals with the surname Tutwiler immigrated from Germany and settled in various parts of the country. One such individual was John Tutwiler (1760-1845), who was born in Germany and later moved to Pennsylvania.

Another notable person with this surname was Henry Tutwiler (1807-1884), an American botanist and educator who served as the president of several universities in Alabama and Mississippi. He was also a pioneering researcher in the field of plant biology and authored several influential works on the subject.

In the 19th century, the name Tutwiler became more prevalent in the southern United States, particularly in Alabama. One prominent figure was Julia Tutwiler (1841-1916), an educator and social reformer who played a crucial role in the establishment of higher education opportunities for women in the state.

Other notable individuals with the surname Tutwiler include Robert Tutwiler (1857-1941), a successful businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the development of Birmingham, Alabama, and Carrie Tutwiler (1869-1949), an influential teacher and advocate for women's rights and education.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tutwiler

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

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

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