Explore the Family Name Totty

The meaning of Totty

English: 1. perhaps from an unrecorded Middle English personal name Tot(t)i, a variant of Tot(t)e, representing either Old English Tot(t)a (of uncertain origin) or Old Scandinavian Tóti, which is probably a pet form of Old Scandinavian Thorsteinn. 2. nickname from Middle English toti ‘dizzy, unsteady, befuddled’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Totty decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 19,734 in 2000 to 21,144 in 2010, a change of -7.15%. In terms of count, there were 1,263 individuals with this surname in 2000, which slightly decreased to 1,242 by 2010, a small decline of -1.66%. This suggests a decrease in the proportion per 100k people, from 0.47 in 2000 to 0.42 in 2010, representing a -10.64% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,734	#21,144	-7.15%
Count	1,263	1,242	-1.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.42	-10.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Totty

In regards to the ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people with the surname Totty who identified as White decreased slightly from 86.38% in 2000 to 85.02% in 2010, a change of -1.57%. The percentage identifying as Black increased from 8.95% to 10.55%, a rise of 17.88%. For those identifying as Hispanic, there was a growth of 16.27%, from 1.66% in 2000 to 1.93% in 2010. There was no data available for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while individuals identifying with two or more races appeared in 2010 at 1.45%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.38%	85.02%	-1.57%
Black	8.95%	10.55%	17.88%
Hispanic	1.66%	1.93%	16.27%
Two or More Races	0%	1.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.5%	0%	0%