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

Tuya, 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 Tuya surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tuya in America

Tuya is the 160975th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tuya surname appeared 100 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 Tuya.

The history of the last name Tuya

The surname TUYA has its origins in Turkey, tracing back to the 9th century. It is believed to be derived from the Turkish word "tuya," which means "feather" or "plume." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who worked with feathers, such as a fletcher or a maker of quill pens.

In the 11th century, the name appears in records from the Seljuk Empire, which ruled over a vast territory spanning from Anatolia to modern-day Iran. One notable mention is in the chronicles of the Seljuk historian Al-Husayn ibn Ali al-Tuya, who documented the campaigns of the Seljuk rulers.

The earliest recorded use of the name TUYA can be found in the Divan-i Lughat al-Turk, a comprehensive dictionary of Turkic languages compiled in the 11th century by Mahmud al-Kashgari. This work includes several entries for the word "tuya" and its variations.

In the 13th century, the name TUYA appeared in the records of the Ottoman Empire, which succeeded the Seljuk Empire in Anatolia. One notable figure from this period was Tuya Bey, a military commander who served under Sultan Mehmed II during the conquest of Constantinople in 1453.

Another notable figure with the surname TUYA was Hasan Tuya (1520-1598), a renowned Ottoman architect who designed several mosques and other buildings in Istanbul and other parts of the Ottoman Empire.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name TUYA gained prominence among the Crimean Tatars, an ethnic group that inhabited the Crimean Peninsula. One notable figure from this period was Murad Tuya (1570-1640), a Crimean Tatar nobleman and diplomat who served as an envoy to several European courts.

In the 18th century, the name TUYA appears in records from the Khanate of Bukhara, a Central Asian state that was part of the Persian cultural sphere. One notable figure was Mir Tuya Bey (1725-1795), a Bukharan nobleman and military commander who played a significant role in the wars against the Khanate of Khiva.

As the Ottoman Empire began to decline in the 19th century, the name TUYA became less common, but it continued to be used by Turkish families, particularly in Anatolia and other parts of modern-day Turkey.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tuya

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

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 Tuya 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.

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

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