# Tuttle (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tuttle/  
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) | 27,751 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,267 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,126 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.1% (27,460 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʌtəl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tuttle 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

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

## People named Tuttle

- Horace Parnell Tuttle, American astronomer (1837–1923)
- Lurene Tuttle, American actress (1907-1986)
- Bill Tuttle, American swimmer (1882–1930)
- Lisa Tuttle, American-British writer (born 1952)
- Frank Tuttle, American film director (1892–1963)
- Hiram Tuttle, American equestrian (1882–1956)
- William J. Tuttle, American make-up artist (1912-2007)
- Richard Tuttle, American sculptor and draftsperson (born 1941)
- Molly Tuttle, American singer, songwriter and instrumentalist
- MacKenzie Scott, American philanthropist and novelist

## Similar surnames

Tittle, Tuthill, Tidwell, Tootle, Tetlow.

## 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.