Tufts Surname
Approximately 4,768 people bear this surname
Tufts Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at a toft, a yard enclosing a residence.
Tufts Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,763 | 1:96,322 | 10,771 |
| Canada | 760 | 1:48,481 | 5,885 |
| England | 159 | 1:350,428 | 25,285 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 9 | 1:151,553 | 8,353 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 17 | 1:260,580 | 11,064 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,369 | 1:36,683 | 4,348 |
Tufts Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at a toft, a yard enclosing a residence.
From Tofts, a parish co. Norfolk, having an ancient church.
(English), Grove, Plantation, or Toft; i. e., Homestead.
From Tofts; a location name. in Norfolk.
Tufts Demographics
Average Male Tufts Height
178.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Tufts Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tufts Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tufts is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Tufts? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 99,304th most widely held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,528,428 people. The surname Tufts occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Tufts are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
Tufts is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 3,763 people, or 1 in 96,322. In The United States Tufts is most common in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States Tufts occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Tufts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Tufts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tufts last name rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 212 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tufts Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Tufts surname is principally Anglican (41%) in Ireland.
In The United States Tufts are 0.98% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.25% being registered with the political party.
The amount Tufts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 169.75% more than the national average, earning R 641,028 per year; in United States they earn 5.02% more than the national average, earning $45,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.4% less than the national average, earning $45,510 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuffts | 91 | 10 | / |
| Tuft | 89 | 518 | / |
| Tufte | 80 | 1,306 | / |
| Tufft | 80 | 149 | / |
| Teuft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Åtuft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tifts | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thuft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuift | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tuftt | 80 | 0 | / |
| Tauft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Håtuft | 73 | 33 | / |
| Tiffts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Tufftt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Tuffte | 73 | 0 | / |
| Thuftdt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tubt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tufz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Tubds | 60 | 2 | / |
| Thubt | 60 | 1 | / |
| Tooft | 60 | 0 | / |
| Tuibt | 60 | 0 | / |
| Thooft | 55 | 360 | / |
| T'Hooft | 50 | 232 | / |
| Theufch | 50 | 5 | / |
| 'thooft | 50 | 2 | / |
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