How common is the surname Tillotson?

4,149 people in the United States had the surname Tillotson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,414 Americans. It ranked 7,972nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tillotson?

Johnny Tillotson, American singer (1938–2025), followed by John Tillotson.

Where is the surname Tillotson most common?

Wikidata records people named Tillotson in the United States and the Kingdom of England.

Is the surname Tillotson getting more or less common?

More common. 4,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,149 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Tillotson

A surname, carried by 4,149 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T432

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tillotson is more common than 95.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,149 people named Tillotson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 74,414 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,087.

#7,972

rank among US surnames

4,149

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,513)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,966	Terwilliger	4,153	74,343
#7,968	Bednar	4,151	74,379
#7,971	Colella	4,150	74,397
#7,972	Lechner	4,149	74,414
#7,974	Chancellor	4,147	74,450
#7,975	McCutchen	4,146	74,468

Who is named Tillotson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Tillotson identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tillotsons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Tillotson
American singer (1938–2025)
John Tillotson
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1630–1694

Notable Tillotsons come mostly from the United States (1) and the Kingdom of England (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Tillotson?: 4,149 people in the United States had the surname Tillotson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 74,414 Americans. It ranked 7,972nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tillotson?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Tillotson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tillotson?: Johnny Tillotson, American singer (1938–2025), followed by John Tillotson.
Where is the surname Tillotson most common?: Wikidata records people named Tillotson in the United States and the Kingdom of England.
Is the surname Tillotson getting more or less common?: More common. 4,087 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,149 in 2010, up 1.5%.