Tuffs Surname

384,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 924 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Tuffs Surname Definition:

Tuff’s (Son): v. Tuff.

Tuffs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5661:98,44210,421
United States2201:1,647,541109,999
Canada451:818,79163,991
Australia321:843,61652,533
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2721:89,6159,328
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Tuffs Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Tuff’s (Son): v. Tuff.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at a toft, a yard enclosing a residence.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Old Norse, Tófi; in the Domesday Book, Tovi, Tuffa, Tofig, Tof; from the German, Tüffert; from the Dutch, Toff; from the Swedish, Tufveson; a personal name.$

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Tuffs Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tuffs Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tuffs is found most in England. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuffs? popularity and diffusion

Tuffs is the 384,654th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,886,954 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Tuffs are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 566 people, or 1 in 98,442. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Suffolk, where 16 percent are found, Hampshire, where 10 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Excluding England it occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Tuffs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tuffs has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Tuffs last name increased 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 268 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Tuffs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tuffs surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tuffs last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tuffs earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $42,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.82% more than the national average, earning $50,090 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuff892,370/
Tufs891/
Tufft80149/
Touff8031/
Tuffe8016/
Teuff803/
Tauff803/
Tuffp801/
Tuffh800/
Tiffs800/
Toufs800/
Tuf75146/
Touffe7391/
Tufshë737/
Tufshe734/
Tousfs734/
Teuffe732/
Tauffe730/
Tufftt730/
Teuf671,118/
Tuft67518/
Tauf67264/
Tufe6788/
Tubs6754/
Tupf6752/
Touf6726/
Tuuf6717/
Tutf673/
Tuvs672/
Htuf671/
Dtuf671/
Tguf671/
Tuyf671/
Tufp671/
Tufh671/
Tifs671/
Tuif671/
Tuffová671/
Tufz670/

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