O'Tool Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

O'Tool Surname Definition:

The O'Tooles, or Tuaghalls, claim an ancient Milesian descent from Cathaor More, King of Leinster, of the race of Laogaore, Monarch of Ireland, contemporary with St. Patrick. At the time of the English invasion under Henry II. they held a great territory in co.

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O'Tool Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3361:149,46013,879

O'Tool Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The O'Tooles, or Tuaghalls, claim an ancient Milesian descent from Cathaor More, King of Leinster, of the race of Laogaore, Monarch of Ireland, contemporary with St. Patrick. At the time of the English invasion under Henry II. they held a great territory in co. Wicklow. From the Telegraph, Irish newspaper.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'TOOLE: Originally O'Tuathal—the descendants of Tuathal, which signifies "the lordly."

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

O'Tool Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Tool Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname O'Tool occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Tool? popularity and diffusion

The last name O'Tool is the 1,955,159th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of O'Tool are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname O'Tool is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 5,941,950. In The United States O'Tool is most frequent in: Iowa, where 20 percent reside, Minnesota, where 16 percent reside and New York, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States O'Tool exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 11 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

O'Tool Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Tool has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 82 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 44 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

O'Tool Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

O'Tool earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Toole9223,586/
Otool91233/
O'Toolle860/
Otoole8311,987/
Outool835/
Otoolt831/
O'Tole831/
Othool830/
Otooll830/
Otol80337/
O'Tolle7713/
Oitoole774/
O'Toule771/
O'Stoll771/
Ootoole771/
Ottoole770/
Otole73415/
Ostol73154/
Othol73131/
Otoul7392/
Oztol7334/
Gotol7325/
Atool7310/
Otuol737/
Ottol737/
Otoel734/
Otgol731/
Hotol731/
Ototl731/
Otholt67166/
Otuole67143/
Othold67118/
Otolle6728/
Othole6722/
Godtol6722/
Oystol678/
Hostol676/
Othuol676/
Ottole676/
Hotole675/
Ottoul674/
Otoile673/
Otoule672/
Hoytol672/
Outoul672/
Ettool671/
Ototel671/
Outoel671/
Athool671/
Ostold671/
Hatool671/
Oustol670/

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