The Tuttle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 27,751 people carried this name — #1,267 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 10,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 27,460 in 2000.

Look up another surname

Share

What the name means

The meaning of the Tuttle surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Totehill’.

An early record he cites: Custance Totel, Cambridgeshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

His entry covers Toothill, Tootle, Tothill, Tootal, Tottle, Tootell, Tootill, Tuthill and Tuttle.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 758 · public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 42 people named Tuttle.

1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 3 départements, most often Martinique.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 1
Martinique 35
Hauts-de-Seine 3
Seine-Saint-Denis 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

308 families named Tuttle, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,717 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Connecticut 107
New York 80
New Hampshire 39
Massachusetts 34
Vermont 16
Pennsylvania 11
Maine 9
North Carolina 7
South Carolina 3
Maryland 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 266 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Tuttle in American newspapers,
1896–1923.

Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Tuttle
Evening Star 1896-07-04
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Tuttle
Evening Star 1923-01-28
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Tuttle
Evening Star 1905-12-03

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Tuttle in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1990s.

5,368 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Tuttle. The most, 1,348, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Victoria, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 2,196
New South Wales 1,774
Queensland 783
Tasmania 302
South Australia 159
Western Australia 80
ACT (Canberra) 63
Northern Territory 4

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

Who carried it

People named Tuttle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Grant Tuttle
    Henry Grant Tuttle 1812–1877 · politician
  • Joseph F. Tuttle
    Joseph F. Tuttle 1818–1901 · writer
  • James M. Tuttle
    James M. Tuttle 1823–1892 · politician
  • Augustus Sherman Tuttle
    Augustus Sherman Tuttle 1824–1888 · politician
  • Lydia (Owen) Tuttle 1730–1800
  • Peter Tuttle 1787–1859

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Tuttle,
in the records of 5 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 States2,596 records

2,596 records of the Tuttle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,033
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 604
  • Other U.S. records 959
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Robert Ervin Tuttle

    Born 1945; from Memphis, Tennessee. U.S. Marine Corps, infantry officer; killed in action 1968 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Thomas L. Tuttle

    Born 1922 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1942 at New York City; route man from Kings County, New York. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1970, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1872 aboard the C.h. Marshall from Liverpool, aged 18; farmer. From England; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,596 records for Tuttle in the United States.

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

Canada317 records

317 records of the Tuttle name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 293
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • Other Canadian records 16
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Isabella Charlotte Tuttle

    Buried in 1942 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 78.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Bell Tuttle

    Died 1952 in Pugwash, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Thomas Weldon Tuttle

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 317 records for Tuttle in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia258 records

258 records of the Tuttle name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 140
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 57
  • Other Australian records 61
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Thomas Robert Tuttle

    Born 1868 in Hobart, Tasmania. Married 1892 in Strahan, Tasmania, aged 23.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Henry James Tuttle

    Born 1890 in Hobart, Tasmania. Died 1928 in Tasmania, aged 38.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ethel Woodrow Tuttle

    Died 1939 in Tasmania, aged 61. Will registered in Tasmania in 1939.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 258 records for Tuttle in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Tuttle name in the United Kingdom
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 6
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 3
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ann Tuttle

    Buried in 1852 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 35.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. A. Tuttle

    Suffolk Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record William Tuttle

    Buried in 1834 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 79.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 9 records for Tuttle in the United Kingdom.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France2 records

2 records of the Tuttle name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marcel Joseph Albert Tuttle

    Born 1917 in Sainte-Marie (Martinique); died 2000 in Bobigny (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Huguette Anicette Tuttle

    Born 1938 in La Trinité; died 2001 in Fort-de-France (Martinique).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Nearby in the index

Surnames next to Tuttle.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Tuttle is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

See the Tuttle volume
Scroll to Top