Tuttle Surname

14,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Tuttle 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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Tuttle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States37,1101:9,7671,181
Canada9851:37,4074,738
England8461:65,8617,650
Australia3081:87,64810,106
France1051:632,59782,532
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Lebanon261:216,8118,749
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Wales151:206,30213,003
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Belize91:39,4972,328
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
China31:455,773,85521,925
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Andorra11:83,8382,381
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1171:37,8623,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3891:62,6627,272
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5841:4,335534

Tuttle (113) may also be a first name.

Tuttle 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

(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

Tuttle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tuttle (Arabic: تاتل) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Tuttle.

How Common Is The Last Name Tuttle? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,049th most commonly occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 183,727 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Tuttle reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Tuttle is also the 881,625th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 113 people.

The last name Tuttle is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 37,110 people, or 1 in 9,767. In The United States Tuttle is most prevalent in: California, where 8 percent live, North Carolina, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Tuttle is found in 63 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Tuttle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tuttle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tuttle surname expanded 320 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 217 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tuttle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Maronite (80%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Tuttle last name are 17.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Tuttle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 182.78% more than the national average, earning R 671,988 per year; in United States they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $43,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.63% less than the national average, earning $46,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tuttles9212/
Tuttlle922/
Teuttle922/
Tuttile921/
Tuttley921/
Tuttler920/
Ttuttle920/
Tutle91122/
Tuttlett862/
Tuttlesr861/
Tittle836,070/
Teutle831,790/
Tottle83849/
Tutler8341/
Tutele8334/
Tuttla8330/
Tuttli8325/
Tutles835/
Tuetle835/
Tutley833/
Tutlle833/
Tuttly831/
Thutle830/
Tustle830/
Tuitle830/
Tule8011,374/
Tittley77442/
Tuitele77232/
Tautele7722/
Teutler7719/
Tutless7710/
Teuttli774/
Tustler774/
Tusthle774/
Tuutele772/
Thittle771/
Tottley771/
Teutele771/
Tustlhe771/
Tutthil770/
Tutlett770/
Tuthile770/
Toottle770/
Taule733,015/
Tuley732,235/
Thule731,951/
Tulle731,832/
Tulea731,451/
Tulej73958/
Tuler73894/
Tules73682/
Teule73599/
Tuleu73540/
Tulei73499/
Toule73471/
Tulet73241/
Tulie73230/
Tutla73194/
Tulee73145/
Title73104/
Tuleh7390/
Tulep7363/
Tulez7363/
Totle7359/
Tuule7335/
Tuled7323/
Tuile7320/
Tutli733/
Tuyle732/
Tulhe731/
Tgule731/
Tusle731/
Tutly730/
Tuhle730/
Tutthill71106/
Tuchtler7170/
Tusthler7112/
Teuthtli715/
Thuthile711/
Tustlher711/
Tutuelle711/
Tuituile711/
Tuttetll710/
Titley673,326/
Tuller672,861/
Tulley672,572/
Tootle671,925/
Toulet671,491/
Teutli67981/
Tauler67705/
Tulett67612/
Teulet67437/
Tusler67412/
Teutla67320/
Tullie67293/
Theule67251/
Taulet67223/
Thuile67207/
Thaule67159/
Toulee67145/
Tulher67122/
Taules67121/
Teuler67108/
Thoule6785/
Taulea6785/
Toulei6782/
Tullet6780/
Teuchtler6775/
Tuslep6769/
Toulle6766/
Teulie6764/
Tulesh6762/
Tutlis6762/
Teulle6757/
Thulie6748/
Tuthly6742/
Tulles6731/
Tulitt6729/
Teuleu6729/
Totley6728/
Tauley6723/
Taulle6722/
Tuille6721/
Tahule6720/
Tuhlei6716/
Tutgel6715/
Touley6714/
Tuschtler6713/
Touleh6711/
Tottla6710/
Titlee6710/
Tuilee677/
Tusley676/
Tuylep676/
Thulee675/
Tutloy674/
Teulea674/
Thuley674/
Thulle674/
Touyle674/
Tullle673/
Touled673/
Tithle672/
Tautla672/
Tuglie672/
Tuthil672/
Toutla672/
Tullei672/
Taulee672/
Toules672/
Tulleh672/
Tulecz672/
Tulije672/
Thitle672/
Teuhle672/
Téoule672/
Touler671/
Tutlai671/
Totlee671/
Tottli671/
Tullez671/
Ttolle671/
Tuiler671/
Titlle671/
Thuyle671/
Toulie671/
Tutail671/
Tuslea671/
Ștulea671/
Teulee671/
Teuleh671/
Toulea671/
Tuilet671/
Tulled671/
Ttaule671/
Titleu671/
Tulhes671/
Tullee671/
Tutlha671/
Tuyley671/
Thulea671/
Tuiley670/
Taulie670/
Tuthel670/
Tuyler670/
Tousle670/

Tuttle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tuttle in the Arabic language
تاتلtatl-
توتلtwtl-

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