Tully Surname
Approximately 25,960 people bear this surname
Tully Surname Definition:
(Anglo-French-Latin + Celtic) belonging to Tully (Somme) = Tullius's Estate [M.Latin *Tulliacum': ác-um, the Latin-Gaul. possess. suff.] (Celtic) 1 the IrishTuile—MacTuile, O’Tuile [cp. Irish tuile, a flood] 2 the Irish Táithliagh— O’Táithligh [Irish táithlia(i)gh, a surgeon] The various Irish places called Tully are from Irish tulach, ‘a hillock’: cp.
Read More About This SurnameTully Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,742 | 1:28,446 | 3,538 |
| England | 3,996 | 1:13,943 | 2,059 |
| Australia | 2,576 | 1:10,480 | 1,556 |
| Ireland | 2,415 | 1:1,950 | 374 |
| Canada | 1,283 | 1:28,718 | 3,777 |
| Tanzania | 867 | 1:61,063 | 6,557 |
| Scotland | 508 | 1:10,539 | 1,448 |
| Northern Ireland | 253 | 1:7,293 | 1,269 |
| New Zealand | 205 | 1:22,089 | 3,870 |
| South Africa | 189 | 1:286,655 | 27,999 |
| Germany | 137 | 1:587,631 | 47,553 |
| India | 135 | 1:5,681,966 | 136,010 |
| Wales | 123 | 1:25,159 | 2,628 |
| Indonesia | 64 | 1:2,066,394 | 128,621 |
| Liberia | 38 | 1:116,014 | 8,917 |
| Austria | 35 | 1:243,298 | 28,936 |
| France | 34 | 1:1,953,609 | 166,012 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | 1:370,624 | 48,900 |
| Costa Rica | 19 | 1:251,583 | 2,896 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Jersey | 15 | 1:6,613 | 1,336 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Bermuda | 12 | 1:5,440 | 820 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4 | 1:13,800 | 846 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Lesotho | 2 | 1:1,016,279 | 21,693 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,727 | 1:2,565 | 482 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,258 | 1:19,376 | 2,781 |
| Scotland | 357 | 1:10,485 | 1,319 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,820 | 1:17,808 | 2,270 |
Tully (2,111) may also be a first name.
Tully Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-French-Latin + Celtic) belonging to Tully (Somme) = Tullius's Estate [M.Latin *Tulliacum': ác-um, the Latin-Gaul. possess. suff.] (Celtic) 1 the IrishTuile—MacTuile, O’Tuile [cp. Irish tuile, a flood] 2 the Irish Táithliagh— O’Táithligh [Irish táithlia(i)gh, a surgeon] The various Irish places called Tully are from Irish tulach, ‘a hillock’: cp.Tulloch.
Mac a’ Tuile This is said to be a corrupt form of Ó Maoltuile. Both were used for the celebrated medical family who were hereditary physicians both to O’Reilly and O’Connor. The name has been anglicized as Flood. IF 238; Map (MacAtilla) Cav-Longf
Mac a’ Tuile This is said to be a corrupt form of Ó Maoltuile. Both were used for the celebrated medical family who were hereditary physicians both to O’Reilly and O’Connor. The name has been anglicized as Flood. IF 238; Map (MacAtilla) Cav-Longf
(Scottish, Irish) One who came from Tullo, in Scotland, or Tully (small hill), in Ireland.
Has no connection with the Roman orator. It is probably a corruption of St. Olave. St. Olave's Well, near Lewes, is now called Tulley's Well. In like manner Tooley Street in Southwark is a corruption of St. Olave's Street.
User-submitted Reference
Half of my grandfather's brothers, including my grandfather, spelt their surname as Tully and the other half spell it Tulley.
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Average Tully Salary in
United States
$49,509 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Tully Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tully Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Tully is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tully? popularity and diffusion
The last name Tully is the 21,011th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 280,722 people. Tully is mostly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Tully are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Tully is also the 163,650th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 2,111 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 12,742 people, or 1 in 28,446. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States Tully exists in 78 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Tully Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Tully has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Tully last name grew 452 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 318 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 140 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 142 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Tully Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Tully surname are 7.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.22% being registered with the party.
The amount Tully earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.92% less than the national average, earning 311,734 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 103.21% more than the national average, earning R 482,916 per year; in United States they earn 14.74% more than the national average, earning $49,509 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.88% less than the national average, earning $48,251 CAD per year.
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