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

Tuzon, 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 Tuzon surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tuzon in America

Tuzon is the 81458th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tuzon surname appeared 232 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 Tuzon.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tuzon 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 Tuzon

The surname Tuzon has its origins in Spain, with records dating back to the 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the medieval Spanish word "tuzon," which referred to a type of shrub or small tree native to the Iberian Peninsula.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, where a document from 1387 mentions a certain Pedro Tuzon, a merchant who traded in spices and textiles. It is possible that the name originated as a descriptive term, perhaps referring to a person who lived near or worked with these shrubs.

In the 15th century, the Tuzon family appears to have gained some prominence in the region of Aragon. A notable figure was Juan Tuzon (1425-1497), a respected jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the courts of King Ferdinand II of Aragon.

The name also appears in various historical documents from the 16th and 17th centuries, often associated with landowners and minor nobility in different parts of Spain. For instance, in 1612, a María Tuzon is recorded as inheriting a substantial estate in the village of Villanueva de los Infantes, near the city of Valladolid.

During the Spanish Inquisition, several individuals bearing the surname Tuzon were persecuted on charges of crypto-Judaism or other religious offenses. One such case was that of Alonso Tuzon (1567-1635), a merchant from Seville who was accused of secretly practicing Jewish rituals and eventually imprisoned by the Inquisition.

In the late 18th century, a certain Diego Tuzon (1742-1811) achieved some renown as a military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He participated in several key battles against the French forces and was eventually promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the Spanish Army.

As Spain expanded its colonial empire, the Tuzon surname also spread to various parts of the Americas, particularly in regions like Mexico, Cuba, and parts of South America. However, the name remained relatively uncommon outside of Spain and its former colonies.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tuzon

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

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

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