How common is the surname Tunstall?

3,859 people in the United States had the surname Tunstall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,007 Americans. It ranked 8,527th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tunstall?

John Tunstall, American businessman (1853-1878).

Where is the surname Tunstall most common?

Wikidata records people named Tunstall in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Tunstall getting more or less common?

More common. 3,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,859 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname Tunstall

An English place surname, carried by 3,859 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T523

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tunstall is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

English origin

From Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + steall (“stable”).

Tunstall is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,859 people named Tunstall in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,007 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,602.

#8,527

rank among US surnames

3,859

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #8,426)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,523	Coursey	3,862	79,944
#8,525	Sines	3,861	79,965
#8,526	Mathers	3,860	79,986
#8,527	Drain	3,859	80,007
#8,529	Moretti	3,858	80,027
#8,532	Mannino	3,857	80,048

Who is named Tunstall

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

51% of people named Tunstall identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 51%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Tunstalls

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Tunstall
American businessman (1853-1878)

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tunstall come from?: From Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”) + steall (“stable”).
How common is the surname Tunstall?: 3,859 people in the United States had the surname Tunstall in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,007 Americans. It ranked 8,527th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tunstall?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Tunstall identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tunstall?: John Tunstall, American businessman (1853-1878).
Where is the surname Tunstall most common?: Wikidata records people named Tunstall in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Tunstall?: Tunstall is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Tunstall getting more or less common?: More common. 3,602 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,859 in 2010, up 7.1%.