Explore the Family Name Thul

The meaning of Thul

German: 1. habitational name from Thule in Silesia, or Thüle or Thülen in Westphalia. 2. nickname for someone with an unusual style or growth of hair, from Middle Low German tūl ‘tuft’.

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How common is the last name Thul in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Thul has experienced a slight decline over a decade. In 2000, Thul was ranked as the 35,797th most common surname in the United States, with approximately 593 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, while the rank had dropped to 38,332, the count also decreased slightly to 578 individuals, marking a 2.53% decrease. This implies that the occurrence of this surname per 100,000 people went down by about 9.09%, from 0.22 to 0.2 between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,797	#38,332	-7.08%
Count	593	578	-2.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thul

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Thul identified as White. In 2000, a significant 98.31% of the bearers of this surname identified as White, but this percentage decreased to 95.16% in 2010. It's also noteworthy that there were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in both the 2000 and 2010 Census. However, in 2010, there was some diversification in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Thul, as 1.21% identified as having two or more races, 1.56% identified as Hispanic, and another 1.21% identified as American Indian or Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.31%	95.16%	-3.2%
Hispanic	0%	1.56%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.21%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%