Tula Family History

Tula Surname Meaning

Hispanic or Amerindian (Mexico and El Salvador): probably a habitational name from any of several places called Tula. Hispanic (mainly Argentina): probably of Italian origin (see 3 below). Italian: habitational name from a place called Tula in Sassari (Sardinia).

Polish (mainly Tuła): derivative of the verb tułać się ‘to wander to rove to hang around’ or tulić się ‘to hug to cuddle’. Alternatively an occupational name for someone who made quivers from Old Polish tuł ‘quiver’. It is found almost exclusively on the border of Lower Silesian and Opole voivodeships, the area of postwar settlement of Poles from Ukraine.

Indian (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana): from a Tulu word meaning ‘balance’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Mula, Tull, Bula, Tulk, Kula, Gula, Tusa, Pula, Tuma, Tupa

10K	Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
128	Military Records
272	Immigration Records
2K	Census and Voter Lists
317	Member Trees

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Where is the Tula family from?

You can see how Tula families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Tula family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Tula families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 5 Tula families living in Alberta. This was about 45% of all the recorded Tula's in Canada. Alberta and 1 other province had the highest population of Tula families in 1911.

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What did your Tula ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Weaver and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Tula. 30% of Tula men worked as a Weaver and 50% of Tula women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Tula were Proprietor and Spinner.

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Weaver

30%

Laborer

15%

Truck driver

15%

Proprietor

10%

Stenographer

50%

Spinner

50%

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Census Record

There are 2K census records available for the last name Tula. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Tula census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 272 immigration records available for the last name Tula. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Military Records

There are 128 military records available for the last name Tula. For the veterans among your Tula ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Tula lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Tula life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Tula in 1962 was 49, and 82 in 2003.

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Tula Surname Meaning

Indian (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana): from a Tulu word meaning ‘balance’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Tula family from?

What did your Tula ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Weaver

30%

Laborer

15%

Truck driver

15%

Proprietor

10%

Stenographer

50%

Spinner

50%

What Tula family records will you find?

What is the average Tula lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2003, in the United States, Tula life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1969, and highest in 1987. The average life expectancy for Tula in 1962 was 49, and 82 in 2003.

Tula Family History

Tula Surname Meaning

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Tula Surname Meaning

13,000 record(s) for Tula

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Where is the Tula family from?

What did your Tula ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Tula family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Tula lifespan?

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