Explore the Family Name Tugwell

The meaning of Tugwell

English (mainly Sussex and Surrey; of Norman origin): habitational name from one or more places called Tocqueville, such as Tocqueville (Eure, Manche), Tocqueville-en-Caux (Seine-Maritime), Tocqueville-les-Murs (Seine-Maritime), or Tocqueville-sur-Eu (Seine-Maritime).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tugwell has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 34,071 and this decreased to 34,314 by 2010, reflecting a change of -0.71%. Despite this decrease in rank, the number of individuals carrying the Tugwell surname actually increased from 630 to 661, an increase of 4.92%. However, in terms of proportion per 100k people, there was a slight decrease from 0.23 to 0.22 (-4.35%).

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,071	#34,314	-0.71%
Count	630	661	4.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tugwell

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Tugwell surname identify as White. This percentage slightly decreased from 84.92% in 2000 to 81.09% in 2010. Moreover, the percentage of the Tugwell population identifying as Black saw an increase from 13.17% to 15.43%. The Hispanic representation also increased significantly from 0.79% to 1.51%, showing a substantial growth rate of 91.14%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, a small percentage (1.06%) started to identify with two or more races in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.92%	81.09%	-4.51%
Black	13.17%	15.43%	17.16%
Hispanic	0.79%	1.51%	91.14%
Two or More Races	0%	1.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%