How common is the surname Tullis?

4,304 people in the United States had the surname Tullis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,735 Americans. It ranked 7,714th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tullis?

Phallon Tullis-Joyce, American soccer player, followed by Julie Tullis.

Where is the surname Tullis most common?

Wikidata records people named Tullis in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Tullis getting more or less common?

More common. 4,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,304 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Tullis

A surname, carried by 4,304 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tullis is more common than 95.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,304 people named Tullis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 71,735 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,058.

#7,714

rank among US surnames

4,304

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,558)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,708	Buller	4,307	71,685
#7,710	Lasley	4,306	71,701
#7,713	Bussell	4,305	71,718
#7,714	Lail	4,304	71,735
#7,717	Stockdale	4,301	71,785
#7,720	Theobald	4,300	71,801

Who is named Tullis

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

83% of people named Tullis identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tulliss

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phallon Tullis-Joyce
American soccer player, born 1996
Julie Tullis
British climber (1939-1986)

Notable Tulliss come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tullis

Tullis has the Soundex code T420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T420.

Questions

How common is the surname Tullis?: 4,304 people in the United States had the surname Tullis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 71,735 Americans. It ranked 7,714th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tullis?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Tullis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tullis?: Phallon Tullis-Joyce, American soccer player, followed by Julie Tullis.
Where is the surname Tullis most common?: Wikidata records people named Tullis in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Tullis getting more or less common?: More common. 4,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,304 in 2010, up 6.1%.