Tuthill Surname

104,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,497 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Tuthill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Totehill,' i.e. the look-out hill. Many spots are so called in all parts of England. A hill with a good outlook against an enemy's approach. There are two Tottle Banksintheold parish of Ulverston, each with a good outlook.

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Tuthill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,6631:98,95110,997
England4771:116,80911,902
Ireland1341:35,1412,927
Australia871:310,29526,919
Canada531:695,20056,020
Scotland431:124,5077,876
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Wales61:515,75523,171
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2311:105,52110,511
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5361:32,6943,938

Tuthill (14) may also be a first name.

Tuthill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Totehill,' i.e. the look-out hill. Many spots are so called in all parts of England. A hill with a good outlook against an enemy's approach. There are two Tottle Banksintheold parish of Ulverston, each with a good outlook. 'Totehyll, montaignette': Palsgrave. 'A tote-hill is an eminence from whence there is a good outlook': Ches. Archaeol.

'Item, the same dayc paicd for a great bote ... to wayte upon the Kinges grace the French Yorke place to Brydewell, and the Frenchthence to Totehill,' 1531: Privy Purse Expenses, Henry VIII.

'Totehylle, specula': Promptorium Parvulorum 'Totehylle, or hey place of lokynge': ibid. In Way's notes thereon he quotes Wyclifs translation of a Kings v. 7: 'Forso the David toke the tote hil Syon, that is, the citee of David.' For various instances of the word, v. Way's note. We still use the verb to 'tout' or 'toot,' spy about, and the substantive 'touter'; v. Skeat on tout.

'On Tootle Height, in the township of Dilworth (Ribchester), there is a valuable stone quarry': Baines' Lancashire.

'Near the Forest Chapel is a small quadrangular Roman camp, situate on a hill called Toot-hill: Earwaker's East Cheshire ii. 437, Macclesfield Forest Township.

The Romans had used the hill for the same purpose seemingly.

Custance Totel, -Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Tothull, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Johannes de Totehill, 1179: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.Stolen from Fore bears

Willelmus de Totehill, 1379: ibid.

Johannes de Tutill, 1379: ibid.

Agnes fil. Thome de Totehil, 1379: ibid.

John de Totehill, 1379: ibid.

Alice Tootell, of Bardsea, 1693: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

William Tootle, of Atherton, 1587: Wills at Chester.

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

= Toothill, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English toponymic. Families of the name acquired properties under the Cromwellian and Restoration settlements in Co. Limerick and other parts of the country. SIF 149

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Dweller at a toot-hill, i.e., a hill with a good outlook to detect an enemy's approach; one who came from Tothill (lookout hill), the name of places in Lincolnshire and Middlesex.

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

Local A town in Caernarvon, Wales, near the coast.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Toothill; a location name in Hampshire, Lincolnshire.

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

Tuthill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuthill is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Tuthill.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuthill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 104,379th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,620,535 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Tuthill live; 74 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 14 people.

Tuthill is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 3,663 people, or 1 in 98,951. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 19 percent are found, Florida, where 7 percent are found and Virginia, where 4 percent are found. Outside of The United States Tuthill occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent are found and Ireland, where 3 percent are found.

Tuthill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Tuthill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuthill last name grew 238 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 206 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 213 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 14 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuthill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tuthill last name are 13.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.89% registered with the political party.

The amount Tuthill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.44% more than the national average, earning $45,497 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% less than the national average, earning $47,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tuthil922/
Tothill86544/
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Tutell7742/
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Totill771/
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Toothhill751/
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Tautail714/
Tuttlle712/
Tuttile711/
Tothiel711/
Tustell710/
Toothil710/
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Tuttl673/
Teutl671/
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Tuituile671/
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Thittell670/
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