# Tulloch (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tulloch/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,090 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,316 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 147,725 people |
| Change since 2000 | +22% (1,710 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Scots, from a Scottish Gaelic word for "hillock" akin to Irish tulach, also found in the first element of French Toulon.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tulloch in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 45% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.1% |

## Where

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

## People named Tulloch

- Elizabeth Tulloch, American actress
- Courtney Tulloch, British artistic gymnast

## Similar surnames

Tullis, Tullos, Tellez, Telles, Tillis, Toles, Towles, Tellis, Toulouse.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.