Tukey Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Tukey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tochi,' a variant of Tuck, which see, where Domesday instances will be found. This derivation is absolutely certain, as proved by the Hundred Roll references below.

Richard Toky, Wiltshire, 1273.

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Tukey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2431:1,491,601101,667
Iran921:834,59341,130
Uganda261:1,501,51154,973
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1331:377,58428,378

Tukey (21) may also be a first name.

Tukey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tochi,' a variant of Tuck, which see, where Domesday instances will be found. This derivation is absolutely certain, as proved by the Hundred Roll references below.

Richard Toky, Wiltshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Thomas Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

William Toky, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1599. Thomas Tookye, Leicestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1604. Job Tookye, Leicestershire: ibid.

William Toky, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Adam Toky, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1624. William Elliott and Joane Tuckey: Marriage Lic (London).

1779. Married — Henry Tookey and Ann Beardshaw: St. George, Hanover Square.

1782. — Francis Tookie and Elizabeth Elborn: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Tukey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tukey (Russian: Тукей) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tukey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 721,185th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 18,038,480 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Tukey are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tukey is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name worldwide It is held by 21 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 243 people, or 1 in 1,491,601. In The United States Tukey is mostly found in: Maine, where 33 percent are found, Washington, where 12 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States Tukey occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 23 percent are found and Uganda, where 6 percent are found.

Tukey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tukey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tukey surname rose 183 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tukey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Tukey last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Tukey surname are 21.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tukey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning $42,167 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuckey912,850/
Tutkey91451/
Tukeye9181/
Tukeyi9120/
Toukey919/
Tukeyo916/
Tukeya911/
Tuke897,644/
Tuky8927/
Tauskey8318/
Toukeye831/
Tuiskey830/
Tukei8010,487/
Tukay80987/
Tauke80353/
Touke80241/
Tikey80192/
Tucke80179/
Tukue80145/
Teuke80143/
Tucky80112/
Thuke80106/
Tokey80105/
Tuuke8080/
Tukeh8080/
Tukke8067/
Tukie8046/
Tukea8037/
Tucey8036/
Tuike8034/
Tukae8024/
Tukoe8023/
Tueke8011/
Tukeu8010/
Tukhy809/
Tukye809/
Tukky805/
Tukiy803/
Tukoy803/
Tuked803/
Tukuy801/
Tuške801/
Touky801/
Tauky801/
Tukee801/
Tukej801/
Tukge801/
Tugky801/
Tukys801/
Tauszkey770/
Toukhy732,265/
Tookey731,176/
Taukei73675/
Tukiyo73544/
Tukiya73524/
Tickey73411/
Tukayi73294/
Teukeu73250/
Tockey73209/
Tukoye73168/
Tukuye73166/
Tukeji73128/
Tuskes73119/
Teucke73114/
Tukuya73108/
Tukayo73102/
Tuecke7381/
Toucey7373/
Tukoyi7356/
Tukaya7346/
Tausky7344/
Tukoyo7340/
Taucke7336/
Toukea7332/
Toukeu7325/
Theuke7324/
Tuikue7324/
Tukuyi7321/
Tukaye7319/
Toukes7316/
Tuikeu7316/
Teukep7316/
Toukay7316/
Tuszke7314/
Tukuje7314/
Tokeye7314/
Thusky7314/
Toukei7313/
Tuškei7313/
Tukkie7312/
Tokhey7310/
Tiekey737/
Tukioy737/
Thikey737/
Taukie737/
Tikeya736/
Dtauke736/
Tuškej736/
Tukuyo736/
Tukysh736/
Tukaje735/
Tukayu735/
Thauke735/
Tuchey734/
Tuckee734/
Tikkey734/
Tugkay734/
Tukhay733/
Taukoy733/
Ttauke733/
Tokeyo733/
Tukoya733/
Tukkei733/
Teukie733/
Toukoy733/
Tukgoe733/
Tuckes732/
Thouke732/
Tutkoy732/
Tuikay732/
Tukaie732/
Tukawe732/
Teukye732/
Tuskea731/
Tutker731/
Tokeyu731/
Toukoe731/
Tuketp731/
Tuikej731/
Tukajy731/
Thugke731/
Thukuy731/
Taukea731/
Tukeah731/
Taukay731/
Tukiye731/
Tuukei731/
Tuskej731/
Teukeh731/
Tokeya731/
Toukke731/
Taukes731/
Tukeha731/
Tuekei731/
Ttuuke731/
Thukhe731/
Thukoe731/
Tuckea731/
Toukyo731/
Thuket731/
Tuiker730/
Toucke730/
Tuicke730/
Tuckay730/
Tuckie730/
Tudker730/
Toke678,300/
Tuka677,618/
Tike674,534/
Tuki672,691/
Tiky67448/
Tuzkaya67327/
Tuce67305/
Tüke67245/
Tukiyah67108/
Toukoue6766/
Tuçkaya6742/
Thickey6738/
Thukhoe6732/
Tukkayi6725/
Tuikoue6722/
Tauszky6719/
Thouker6718/
Tukouye6718/
Toukaye6714/
Taussky6713/
Toukoyo6711/
Tukayou679/
Thukgoe679/
Tuqe677/
Tukkeji676/
Tausker675/
Tuckeer674/
Toukoye674/
Tukuyio674/
Tookhey674/
Tukkiya673/
Tukhiya673/
Tikeyah673/
Tokeyoh673/
Taukaye672/
Tukajee672/
Tukcker672/
Tuucker672/
Toukiya672/
Tusketh671/
Tuskett671/
Tutkysh671/
Tukheer671/
Tukkaya671/
Tuccker671/
Tuckerr671/
Tikeeya671/
Thukiya671/
Taukher671/
Taucker671/
Tuszkay671/
Tutkeij671/
Teukoue671/
Teukuye671/
Toukaya671/
Toukeua671/
Toukiye671/
Toukowe671/
Touckeh671/
Touhkep671/
Tugkeas671/
Tuikeuh671/
Tukeeha671/
Tukujje671/
Thukgae671/
Taukeet671/
Thoucke671/
Touchey670/
Tushker670/
Touckie670/
Tucketh670/
Tausgky670/
Tuicker670/

Tukey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tukey in the Russian language
Тукейtukej-

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