Tuffy Surname

368,303rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Tuffy Surname Definition:

A rare synonym of Towey, q.v

Tuffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3561:1,018,14374,968
Ireland3191:14,7621,685
England1371:406,70127,895
Australia941:287,18825,495
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
India61:127,844,230863,365
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1261:35,1583,362
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

Tuffy (416) may also be a first name.

Tuffy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A rare synonym of Towey, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A rare synonym of Towey, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Tuffy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuffy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Tuffy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuffy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Tuffy is the 368,303rd most commonly held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,459,105 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Tuffy reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. Tuffy is also the 421,501st most commonly used given name throughout the world, borne by 416 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 356 people, or 1 in 1,018,143. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside, Illinois, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 33 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Tuffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tuffy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuffy surname expanded 809 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 253 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 856 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuffy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Tuffy last name are 19.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.5% registered with the party.

The amount Tuffy earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.97% more than the national average, earning $51,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $44,151 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuffey91229/
Tuffay9111/
Tufy896/
Tuffa803,948/
Tuffi8063/
Tufay8034/
Tiffy8031/
Tuffe8016/
Toufy805/
Tufey801/
Tuffet73318/
Tiffay73197/
Tiffey73106/
Touffe7391/
Tuffee7363/
Touffa7343/
Teuffa7316/
Tuffie7311/
Tuffeu739/
Tuffer737/
Toeffy732/
Touffi732/
Teuffe732/
Tauffi731/
Tuffha731/
Tauffe730/
Tuffio730/
Tuffes730/
Tufa6722,744/
Tufi67541/
Touffet67517/
Tauffer67456/
Tufă67329/
Teuffer67133/
Tufe6788/
Touffie6735/
Toufaya6714/
Tify672/
Tufí672/
Touffai671/
Theuffa671/
Tuffess671/
Thuffid671/
Tauffid671/
Tuffett670/
Teuffet670/
Tieffay670/

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