Tulley Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Whether you spell it Tulley or Tully, the story begins in the same place. The family name meaning is “One who came from Tullo, in Scotland, or Tully (small hill), in Ireland”, the same as for Tully.

Spelling and variants

Tulley adds “e” to Tully, a small change that appeared as the name was written down.

The 2010 US Census counted 1,081 people named Tulley, ranking it number 23,500 among American surnames.

Heraldry and the Tulley name

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

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