The Tittle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,343 people carried this name — #7,647 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is down 1% from 4,370 in 2000.

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In print

Tittle in American newspapers,
1902–1906.

Newspaper page from The Yakima Herald carrying the name Tittle
The Yakima Herald 1906-11-07
Newspaper page from The Black Hills Union carrying the name Tittle
The Black Hills Union 1902-11-07

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 154,617 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Tittle in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

1,009 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tittle. The most, 209, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 339
New South Wales 229
Queensland 228
South Australia 102
Tasmania 60
Western Australia 45
ACT (Canberra) 2
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tittle.

Who carried it

People named Tittle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Fred N. Tittle
    Fred N. Tittle 1920–2002 · politician
  • Y. A. Tittle
    Y. A. Tittle 1926–2017 · businessperson
  • Walter Ernest Tittle 1883–1966 · engraver
  • Oswald Tittle 1887–1918

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tittle,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States291 records

291 records of the Tittle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 178
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 85
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 8
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 7
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record John M. Tittle

    Born 1922 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Tyler; warehouseman from Harrison County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1959, buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record August Tittle

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1880 aboard the Leipzig from Bremen, aged 24; laborer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for Baltimore.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Edward Tittle

    Born 1945; from West Palm Beach, Florida. U.S. Army, utility/observation helicopter pilot; killed in action 1969 in Binh Long, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 291 records for Tittle in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Tittle name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Tittle

    Buried in 1987 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Mary Tittle

    Married 1775 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Magdalena Tittle

    Buried in 1986 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 7 records for Tittle in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia6 records

6 records of the Tittle name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 4
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Tittle

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Manlius, sailing from London in 1830. Native of Goostrey, Cheshire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frank Tittle

    Gentleman of Cheltenham, Victoria; died 1952.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Alfred Tittle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Florine, aged 23; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Tittle in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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