Where Does the Tuohy Surname Come From?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Tuohy, so the heraldry linked to Tully is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

Records tie Tuohy closely to Tully. The name is generally explained as “Son of the flood”.

Records show Tuohy as one of the forms Tully took over time. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Tulley. According to the 2010 US Census, the Tuohy surname had 1,755 bearers.

Want more than a summary? See the Tuohy family name pack.