Explore the Family Name Tulip

The meaning of Tulip

1. English (Northumberland and Durham): probably a late variant of Trollope. 2. American shortened form (translation into English) of French Latulippe. History: Some of the American bearers of the surname Tulip are descendants of Michel Quéret dit Latulippe from France (see Guerette, compare Latulippe).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tulip saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 64,385 in popularity with a count of 289 individuals bearing this last name, making up approximately 0.11 out of every 100,000 people. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 70,403 and the count was slightly lower at 278, representing about 0.09 per 100,000 people. This represents a decrease of about 9.35% in rank and a 3.81% drop in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#70,403	-9.35%
Count	289	278	-3.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tulip

When examining the ethnicity breakdown of the surname Tulip, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, we find that most individuals with this last name identify as White. In 2000, 96.89% identified as White, rising slightly to 97.48% in 2010. The only other noted ethnic identity in 2000 was individuals identifying with two or more races, which made up 1.73% of those with the surname. However, by 2010, there were no reported individuals with the surname Tulip who identified as having two or more races. There were no records of individuals with the surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	97.48%	0.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.73%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%