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 more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Tullis.

How Common Is The Last Name Tullis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 81,177th most numerous surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,217,025 people. Tullis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Tullis live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tullis is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous forename at a global level It is held by 85 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 5,351 people, or 1 in 67,737. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 30 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Tullis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tullis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Tullis last name expanded 473 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tullis Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Tullis last name are 20.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.22% being registered to vote for the 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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