Tuft Surname
Approximately 518 people bear this surname
Tuft Surname Definition:
(Anglo-Scand.) variant of Toft, q.v. [Old Norse tupt, topt (p as f), a homestead]
Tuft Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 196 | 1:26,236 | 3,555 |
| England | 193 | 1:288,695 | 22,251 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 118 | 1:206,571 | 16,235 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 204 | 1:246,170 | 20,471 |
Tuft Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-Scand.) variant of Toft, q.v. [Old Norse tupt, topt (p as f), a homestead]
(English) Dweller at a toft, a yard enclosing a residence.
From Toft, name of parishes cos. Cambridge, Lincoln, and Norfolk.
Tuft Demographics
Average Tuft Salary in
England
£27,811
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Tuft Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tuft Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tuft is held by more people in Norway than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Tuft? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 600,164th most prevalent last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 14,068,621 people. The last name Tuft occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Tuft are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 196 people, or 1 in 26,236. In Norway it is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 58 percent are found, Western Norway, where 38 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Outside of Norway Tuft occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and Wales, where 7 percent are found.
Tuft Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Tuft has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Tuft surname grew 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 52 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 54 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tuft Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Tuft last name is predominantly Anglican (61%) in Ireland.
The amount Tuft earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 6.5% more than the national average, earning 368,580 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.51% more than the national average, earning R 324,396 per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% less than the national average, earning $44,363 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tufts | 89 | 4,768 | / |
| Tufte | 89 | 1,306 | / |
| Tufft | 89 | 149 | / |
| Teuft | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tuift | 89 | 1 | / |
| Thuft | 89 | 1 | / |
| Åtuft | 89 | 1 | / |
| Tuftt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tauft | 89 | 0 | / |
| Tuf | 86 | 146 | / |
| Håtuft | 80 | 33 | / |
| Tuffts | 80 | 10 | / |
| Tufftt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tuffte | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tuff | 75 | 2,370 | / |
| Teuf | 75 | 1,118 | / |
| Tift | 75 | 1,040 | / |
| Tauf | 75 | 264 | / |
| Tufe | 75 | 88 | / |
| Tupf | 75 | 52 | / |
| Touf | 75 | 26 | / |
| Tuuf | 75 | 17 | / |
| Tutf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Tufs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tubt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tguf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dtuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Htuf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tufh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tufp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tutv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tuyf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tufz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Thuftdt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Tuffs | 67 | 924 | / |
| Tifft | 67 | 850 | / |
| Htouf | 67 | 58 | / |
| Toufe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Taufe | 67 | 51 | / |
| Touff | 67 | 31 | / |
| Tuffe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Thift | 67 | 8 | / |
| Teufe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Teuff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Tauff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Toupf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tousf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Theuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ttouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tujfp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuffp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thauf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tuutf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thubt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dtouf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tooft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Toufs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tuibt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tuffh | 67 | 0 | / |
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