Explore the Family Name Tuter

The meaning of Tuter

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): nickname from Yiddish tuter ‘Tartar’.

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

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

The popularity of the surname Tuter has seen some fluctuations over the years, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked the 54,880th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 61,297th place—a decrease of nearly 12%. The number of individuals with this surname also declined slightly during this time period, from 351 in 2000 to 328 in 2010, which is a drop of about 6.55%. The proportion of people named Tuter per 100,000 population also reduced by 15.38%, suggesting that while the name remains relatively uncommon, its prevalence is slowly decreasing.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,880	#61,297	-11.69%
Count	351	328	-6.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tuter

On the ethnicity front, the Tuter surname primarily identifies with White ethnicity as shown by the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. More than 90% of Tutters were classified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase of 0.36% in the latter year. The second largest ethnic identity associated with the surname was "Two or more races", which saw a minor decline from 3.13% to 3.05%. Hispanic representation among Tutters rose by 22.61%, albeit from a small base of 1.99% in 2000. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native fell by just over 11%. There were no recorded Tutters who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.74%	92.07%	0.36%
Two or More Races	3.13%	3.05%	-2.56%
Hispanic	1.99%	2.44%	22.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.71%	1.52%	-11.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%