Tufts Surname

99,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,768 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Tufts Surname Definition:

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

Tufts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7631:96,32210,771
Canada7601:48,4815,885
England1591:350,42825,285
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Trinidad and Tobago91:151,5538,353
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
China31:455,773,85521,925
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland171:260,58011,064
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England751:325,00521,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3691:36,6834,348

Tufts Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

From Tofts, a parish co. Norfolk, having an ancient church.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(English), Grove, Plantation, or Toft; i. e., Homestead.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

From Tofts; a location name. in Norfolk.

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

Tufts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tufts occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tufts? popularity and diffusion

Tufts is the 99,304th most frequently held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,528,428 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Tufts reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Tufts is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 3,763 people, or 1 in 96,322. In The United States it is mostly found in: Ohio, where 11 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Tufts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tufts has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 devotion of those carrying the Tufts surname is chiefly Anglican (41%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tufts last name are 0.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuffts9110/
Tuft89518/
Tufte801,306/
Tufft80149/
Teuft801/
Åtuft801/
Tifts801/
Thuft801/
Tuift801/
Tuftt800/
Tauft800/
Håtuft7333/
Tiffts731/
Tufftt730/
Tuffte730/
Thuftdt679/
Tubt671/
Tufz670/
Tubds602/
Thubt601/
Tooft600/
Tuibt600/
Thooft55360/
T'Hooft50232/
Theufch505/
'thooft502/

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