TUTT
Tutt is a surname of English origin that is also connected to Hebrew roots through its medieval antecedent. The name is derived from the given name Tout, itself a diminutive of Tobias, a Hebrew personal name meaning 'God is good'. Consequently, Tutt can be interpreted either as 'son of Tobias' or more generally as 'descendant of Tobias'.
The surname has appeared in several guises, including Tott, Tut, Tuat, Tute, and Tuttle as a diminutive. It is therefore an Olde English surname that may also stem from the personal name Tot or Tut, derived from the verb totian, meaning 'to look out'. This original nickname was given to a look‑out or watchman, and the name persisted in place‑names such as Tutnall in Worcestershire and Tuttington in Norfolk.
In the Domesday Book of 1086, Tutnall was recorded as Tothehel, which translates as 'Tutta's hill'. The settlement now known as Tuttington was earlier listed as Totington or Tutintune in the circa 1044 "Records of St. Benet of Holme" in Norfolk, meaning 'the dwellers at Tot's or Tut's settlement', from Old English tun 'settlement' and ing 'dwellers at'.
The earliest documented instance of the family name in its current form occurs in the early part of the thirteenth century. The date 1236 is attached to a record of Thomas Tut of Wilton, Wiltshire, cited in the Victoria History of the Counties of England, during the reign of King Henry III (1216‑1272). This confirms the long-standing presence of the name in English parish records.
Notable individuals bearing the name include Johannes Tut of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, who appears in a 1322 list of those called to serve in parliament. In 1440, Roger Tutt of Radlinch in Hampshire is recorded. The name also appears in the early modern period: Sir Alexander Tutt of Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, was returned to serve in parliament in March 1603, and Edwin Tute is listed as a christening witness at St. Martin's in the Field, Westminster, on 18 January 1629.
Thus, the Tutt surname illustrates a dual heritage: a Christian heritage linked to the medieval use of the name Tobias in England, and an Anglo‑Saxon occupational origin rooted in the role of a look‑out or watchman. The designation is also a toponymic surname, indicating that the bearers were originally associated with a particular place or geographical feature.
Typical given names associated with the Tutt surname
Male
- Andrew
- Brian
- David
- John
- Matthew
- Michael
- Paul
- Peter
- Richard
- Robert
- Stephen
Female
- Anne
- Barbara
- Diana
- Helen
- Joan
- Kelly
- Margaret
- Michelle
- Nicola
- Patricia
- Pauline
- Sarah
- Sharon
- Susan
Similar and related surnames
- Tooth
- Tout
- Tuite
- Toot
- Toutt
- Tuit
- Tootte
- Toute
- Toet
- Towt
- Tut
- Tuta
- Tutte
- Daad
- Dada
- Dadd
- Dadda
- Daddi
- Daddo
- Dade
- Dadi
- Dadia
- Dado
- Dadu
- Daet
- Dahdi
- Daid
- Daidai
- Dait
- Daita
- Daod
- Daodu
- Daood
- Daoud
- Daoudi
- Dat
- Data
- Date
- Dati
- Dato
- Datoo
- Datt
- Datta
- Datte
- Datti
- Dattu
- Datu
- Daud
- Dauda
- Daude
- Daudi
- Daudia
- Daudo
- Daudu
- Daut
- Dauti
- Dawd
- Dawda
- Dawde
- Dayda
- Dayde
- Deade
- Deate
- Ded
- Deda
- Deddi
- Dede
- Dedei
- Dedeu
- Dedi
- Dedieu
- Dedio
- Dediu
- Dedo
- Dedu
- Deed
- Deidda
- Det
- Dete
- Detta
- Dette
- Deut
- Diadoo
- Diatta
- Did
- Dida
- Didau
- Didd
- Diddee
- Diddi
- Didi
- Didia
- Didio
- Dido
- Didu
- Diet
- Diett
- Diette
- Diot
- Dit
- Dita
- Dite
- Dito
- Ditt
- Ditta
- Ditti
- Ditto
- Ditu
- Doad
- Doat
- Dod
- Doda
- Dodd
- Dodda
- Doddi
- Doddie
- Doddo
- Dode
- Dodi
- Dodia
- Dodo
- Dodoo
- Dodu
- Dood
- Dot
- Dota
- Dote
- Doti
- Doto
- Dott
- Dotta
- Dotti
- Dottie
- Dotto
- Douadi
- Doud
- Doude
- Doudie
- Doudou
- Douet
- Dout
- Doutt
- Dowd
- Dowde
- Dowdie
- Doyd
- Doyte
- Dud
- Duda
- Dudau
- Dudd
- Duddu
- Dude
- Dudee
- Dudi
- Dudo
- Dudt
- Dudu
- Duet
- Duett
- Duiet
- Duodu
- Duta
- Dute
- Dutia
- Dutt
- Dutta
- Dutto
- Dutu
- Duut
- Tad
- Tada
- Tadd
- Taddei
- Taddeo
- Taddie
- Tade
- Tadeo
- Tadeu
- Tadi
- Tadie
- Tadu
- Taeed
- Tahta
- Taid
- Tait
- Taite
- Taiti
- Taitt
- Taitte
- Tat
- Tata
- Tatai
- Tate
- Tateo
- Tati
- Tato
- Tatou
- Tatt
- Tatta
- Tatte
- Tatti
- Tattoo
- Tatu
- Taut
- Taute
- Tautu
- Tawde
- Tayt
- Tead
- Teait
- Teat
- Teate
- Teatt
- Ted
- Tedd
- Tedde
- Teed
- Teede
- Teet
- Teotia
- Teta
- Tete
- Teti
- Teto
- Tett
- Tette
- Tetu
- Tidd
- Tide
- Tido
- Tiede
- Tiedt
- Tiet
- Tietie
- Tit
- Tita
- Tite
- Titi
- Tito
- Titt
- Titu
- Toad
- Toat
- Tod
- Toda
- Todd
- Todde
- Toddie
- Tode
- Todea
- Todi
- Todo
- Todt
- Toid
- Toit
- Tood
- Toote
- Tooti
- Tootts
- Tot
- Tota
- Tote
- Toti
- Toto
- Totoe
- Tott
- Totte
- Tottie
- Totu
- Touat
- Touati
- Toud
- Touet
- Tought
- Touitou
- Tud
- Tuda
- Tudd
- Tude
- Tuitt
- Tute
- Tuth
- Tuti
- Tuttey
- Tuttie
- Tutts
- Tutty
- Tutu
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There are approximately 1,843 people named Tutt in the UK. That makes it roughly the 4,496th most common surname in Britain. Around 28 in a million people in Britain are named Tutt.
Surname type: Location or geographical feature
Origin: English
Region of origin: British Isles
Country of origin: England
Religion of origin: Christian
Language of origin: English
Famous people named Tutt
- Graham Tutt - Football player and manager
- J. W. Tutt - Entomologist (1858 to 1911)
Names and descriptions courtesy of Wikipedia, and may contain errors. This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of every famous person with this name.