Explore the Family Name Tullie
The meaning of Tullie
1. Native American (Navajo): from an American English altered form of a Navajo personal name derived from tó ‘water’. Compare Tulley. 2. Scottish (Roxburghshire and Glasgow): habitational name from any of several places called Tullo (for example in Angus, Kincardineshire, and Aberdeenshire), all named with Gaelic tulach ‘hillock’. Compare Tulloch, of which this might be considered a Lowland Scottish variant. This surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Tullie in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tullie has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 98,298th most common surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 90,495th spot, an improvement of 7.94%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 171 in 2000 to 204 in 2010, a rise of 19.3%. This corresponds to an increase from 0.06 to 0.07 per 100,000 people in the proportion of the population carrying the Tullie surname.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #98,298 | #90,495 | 7.94% |
| Count | 171 | 204 | 19.3% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.06 | 0.07 | 16.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tullie
Concerning ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tullie is primarily associated with the American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identity. However, there was a decline of 14.54% in this group from 60.23% in 2000 to 51.47% in 2010. The White ethnicity saw a significant increase from 29.82% to 35.78%, indicating a rise of 19.99%. While the Black ethnicity showed a slight decrease (-8.55%), the Two or More Races category emerged in 2010, accounting for 4.9%. Interestingly, the Hispanic identity, which accounted for 2.92% in 2000, was not represented in the 2010 data. There were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity identified with this surname in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 60.23% | 51.47% | -14.54% |
| White | 29.82% | 35.78% | 19.99% |
| Black | 6.43% | 5.88% | -8.55% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 4.9% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 2.92% | 0% | 0% |