Explore the Family Name Tutor

The meaning of Tutor

Probably Welsh: variant of Tudor.

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

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tutor has seen a moderate fluctuation in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname was ranked 12,803 in terms of commonality, with 2,207 individuals bearing the name. However, by 2010, the rank had slipped slightly to 13,483, despite an increase in count, suggesting that other surnames might have gained more popularity during this period. Nonetheless, the total count of people with the surname Tutor grew by 2.13% to 2,254 in 2010, while its proportion per 100,000 people saw a decline of 7.32%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,803	#13,483	-5.31%
Count	2,207	2,254	2.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.82	0.76	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tutor

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tutor, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of those with this surname identified as White (93.66% in 2000 and 91.75% in 2010), there were notable increases in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic over the decade. The percentage of Tutors identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 9.70% to 3.28%, while those identifying as Hispanic increased by 80.51% to 2.13%. There was also a significant increase in individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities, from 0.77% to 1.69%. However, individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native were not present in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.66%	91.75%	-2.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.99%	3.28%	9.7%
Hispanic	1.18%	2.13%	80.51%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.69%	119.48%
Black	0.27%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.13%	0%	0%