How common is the surname Tully?

9,081 people in the United States had the surname Tully in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,999 Americans. It ranked 3,911th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tully?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Tully identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tully?

Tom Tully, American actor (1908-1982), followed by Mike Tully.

Where is the surname Tully most common?

Wikidata records people named Tully in the United States.

How do you pronounce Tully?

Tully is /ˈtʌliː/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Tully getting more or less common?

More common. 8,481 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,081 in 2010, up 7.1%.

Is Tully also a first name?

Yes. Tully is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tully

A surname, carried by 9,081 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtʌliː/ 2 syllables Soundex T400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tully is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

* A shortened Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Ó Taithligh and Ó Maol Tuile. * A variant of Tolley and Tullie.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,081 people named Tully in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,999 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,481.

#3,911

rank among US surnames

9,081

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,847)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,902	Leong	9,094	33,950
#3,903	Lawless	9,093	33,954
#3,904	Ruby	9,091	33,962
#3,906	Sander	9,090	33,965
#3,907	Buford	9,089	33,969
#3,908	Merriman	9,085	33,984
#3,910	Cady	9,084	33,988

Who is named Tully

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

92% of people named Tully identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tullys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tom Tully
American actor (1908-1982)
Mike Tully
American pole vaulter, born 1956
R. Brent Tully
American astronomer, born 1943
Alice Bigelow Tully
American singer, patron (1902-1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tully

Tully has the Soundex code T400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T400.

Questions

Where does the surname Tully come from?: * A shortened Anglicization of Scottish Gaelic Ó Taithligh and Ó Maol Tuile. * A variant of Tolley and Tullie.
How common is the surname Tully?: 9,081 people in the United States had the surname Tully in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,999 Americans. It ranked 3,911th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tully?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Tully identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tully?: Tom Tully, American actor (1908-1982), followed by Mike Tully.
Where is the surname Tully most common?: Wikidata records people named Tully in the United States.
How do you pronounce Tully?: Tully is /ˈtʌliː/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Tully getting more or less common?: More common. 8,481 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,081 in 2010, up 7.1%.
Is Tully also a first name?: Yes. Tully is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.