Tullis Surname

81,177th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Tullis Surname Definition:

Spelled Tullas in Wardlaw ms. Francis Tullois was retoured heir of Michael Tulloiss of Hilcairny, his brother, 1555 (Retours, Fife, 27). Mr. James Tullus, minister of Burntisland, is mentioned in 1598 (Dysart, p. 26), Janet Tullous was married in Edinburgh, 1618 (Edinb.

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Tullis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3511:67,7377,882
Scotland1611:33,2543,301
England1241:449,33929,774
South Africa791:685,79449,549
Canada791:466,40040,200
Jamaica591:48,6432,881
Italy441:1,389,92578,899
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
France121:5,535,227269,324
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Honduras61:1,469,4075,474
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2261:16,5631,785
England521:468,75726,382
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1321:44,3635,143

Tullis (85) may also be a first name.

Tullis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Spelled Tullas in Wardlaw ms. Francis Tullois was retoured heir of Michael Tulloiss of Hilcairny, his brother, 1555 (Retours, Fife, 27). Mr. James Tullus, minister of Burntisland, is mentioned in 1598 (Dysart, p. 26), Janet Tullous was married in Edinburgh, 1618 (Edinb. Marr.), Mr. John Tullis was minister at Weyms, 1631 (PBK., p. 14), and Alexander Tullis, hammerman in St. Andrews, 1688 (PSAS., LIV, p. 243). Robert Tullis introduced printing into Cupar-Fife in 1803.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Tully’s (Son): v. Tully.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Tullis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tullis is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tullis? popularity and diffusion

Tullis is the 81,177th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,217,025 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Tullis reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tullis is also the 1,039,322nd most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 85 people.

The surname Tullis is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,351 people, or 1 in 67,737. In The United States Tullis is most common in: Georgia, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Tullis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tullis has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tullis surname grew 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tullis Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Tullis surname is predominantly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tullis last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Tullis earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 52.71% more than the national average, earning R 362,892 per year; in United States they earn 0.43% less than the national average, earning $42,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $54,152 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tullish9219/
Tullies926/
Toullis924/
Tulliss922/
Tulli912,111/
Tulis911,894/
Toulliss869/
Tullio832,490/
Tollis831,455/
Toulis83615/
Tullie83293/
Tullii83285/
Taulli83259/
Tulais83253/
Tulisz83121/
Tullia83104/
Tullai83103/
Tulise8381/
Taulis8371/
Tutlis8362/
Thulis8356/
Thulli8355/
Tulles8331/
Tulish8327/
Tuulis8324/
Teulis8322/
Tullys8317/
Toulli8315/
Tullli8314/
Tulliy8313/
Tullit8312/
Tullid835/
Tulois834/
Tulies834/
Tuliss834/
Tulios833/
Tuelis833/
Tullei832/
Tullui831/
Tulijs831/
Tullih831/
Tuli8040,745/
Thuillies803/
Tulliez77333/
Toullic77246/
Toulios77198/
Tolliss7764/
Taulois7758/
Taullie7756/
Taullai7716/
Tulleys7712/
Thulise7710/
Thullie777/
Tulisse777/
Toullie775/
Tuselli774/
Tucelli774/
Toulois774/
Tullaih772/
Dtullio771/
Toulais771/
Tulioss771/
Tulishe771/
Tullich771/
Thuilli771/
Touslis771/
Tuloise771/
Tollies771/
Teulles771/
Theulis770/
Tullitt770/
Tuilles770/
Tulleus770/
Tulless770/
Tullice770/
Toulles770/
Teullie770/
Tully7325,960/
Tulla737,328/
Tulio735,951/
Tulia735,435/
Tolis733,336/
Tulip733,000/
Tolli732,141/
Tulle731,832/
Touli73820/
Tulit73742/
Tules73682/
Tulai73582/
Tauli73575/
Tilis73569/
Tulei73499/
Thuli73403/
Tulid73330/
Tulic73329/
Tuyli73320/
Tului73238/
Tuuli73232/
Tulie73230/
Tuloi7385/
Tuliy7374/
Tulys7359/
Tuliz7358/
Teuli7338/
Tusli7326/
Tulih7318/
Tulyi7315/
Tulij737/
Tuili736/
Tutli733/
Tulii733/
Tulhi732/
Htuli732/
Tulgi732/
Tülli731/
Tullá731/
Dtuli731/
Thulliez71722/
Tulisová71319/
Toulisse71275/
Tulisova71176/
Thouliss7112/
Thuillie7110/
Tuilliez719/
Toulliez712/
Thollois712/
Tuscelli711/
Thoulios711/
Tusselli711/
Tuller672,861/
Tulley672,572/
Tolles671,293/
Teutli67981/
Thuilliez67867/
Toully67725/
Tollie67308/
Tolloi67281/
Tullay67216/
Toolis67184/
Toulia67184/
Tulich67124/
Taules67121/
Taulla67119/
Tollia6787/
Taulai6784/
Tolisz6784/
Toulei6782/
Tullet6780/
Tolish6777/
Toulle6766/
Teulie6764/
Tulesh6762/
Teulle6757/
Tuulai6754/
Thulie6748/
Taulio6742/
Tuulio6741/
Toulai6736/
Tulitt6729/
Tuttli6725/
Taulia6724/
Toulla6722/
Taulle6722/
Tuille6721/
Tulice6721/
Tollai6720/
Tauliy6717/
Tulait6717/
Tuhlei6716/
Toelis6713/
Tolois6713/
Thuliy6711/
Thauli6711/
Ttouli6710/
Tullya679/
Tullaa679/
Tulese679/
Touloi679/
Tolies678/
Tielis677/
Tutles675/
Thouli675/
Tollei674/
Thulle674/
Taulés674/
Tulaiz674/
Tolais674/
Tousli674/
Tulhio674/
Tuliph674/
Tutlle673/
Thully673/
Tullle673/
Ttulla673/
Tuleus673/
Tuluid673/
Toulic673/
Tuglie672/
Tuulit672/
Tueles672/
Tuilai672/
Toules672/
Tulleh672/
Tullyo672/
Touhli672/
Tulije672/
Tulioa672/
Tuilla672/
Tuillé672/
Tulloa672/
Taulij672/
Taullé671/
Tutlai671/
Tuuliy671/
Toliss671/
Tulaiy671/
Tullez671/
Tuilio671/
Teulio671/
Tahuli671/
Taulii671/
Tuilly671/
Toulie671/
Teulia671/
Toelli671/
Tuslitsch671/
Teulai671/
Thülli671/
Thoulliez671/
Thules671/
Thulhi671/
Tuilii671/
Tulicz671/
Tulipp671/
Tulled671/
Tullly671/
Ttuuli671/
Hthuli671/
Toulit671/
Toleis671/
Tulaia671/
Tulhes671/
Tullee671/
Taulie670/
Tiliss670/

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