Explore the Family Name Tuite

The meaning of Tuite

Irish (Leinster; of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places called Le Thuit in Eure, France, named with Old Norse thveit ‘meadow’. Compare Thwaites. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Conan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tuite has experienced a slight shift in popularity over the years. In 2000, it ranked as the 23,940th most popular surname and had a count of 984. By 2010, its rank had marginally declined to the 24,001st position, but an increase in count was observed with a total of 1051 bearers of the name - a growth rate of 6.81%. This indicates that despite its drop in ranking, more people held the Tuite surname in 2010 than they did in 2000. The proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,940	#24,001	-0.25%
Count	984	1,051	6.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.36	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tuite

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Tuite surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, individuals carrying this name identified as White, comprising 98.48% in 2000 which slightly reduced to 96.48% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise from 0.61% to 1.24%. The 2010 census also recorded bearers of this surname identifying with 'Two or more races' (1.43%) and Black (0.57%), categories that were not represented in the 2000 census. There were no records of Tuite bearers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.48%	96.48%	-2.03%
Two or More Races	0%	1.43%	0%
Hispanic	0.61%	1.24%	103.28%
Black	0%	0.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%