Otoole Surname

43,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Otoole Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Tuathail (th as h) = Descendant of Tuathal, i.e. the Left- handed [v. O’-, and + the genit. of Irish tuathal, lefthanded, awkward]

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Otoole Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5331:34,4124,295
Ireland6491:7,2561,046
England2651:210,25718,075
Australia1801:149,97615,919
Canada1781:206,99820,123
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Wales51:618,90625,852
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3831:131,11912,565

Otoole (23) may also be a first name.

Otoole Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O’Tuathail (th as h) = Descendant of Tuathal, i.e. the Left- handed [v. O’-, and + the genit. of Irish tuathal, lefthanded, awkward]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Tuatal (people mighty).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

O'Toole is the anglicized version of the Gaelic name, Ua'Tuathail, meaning 'descendant of a ruler'. In early Irish culture, it was common to take a surname associated with your profession. Tuathail described a 'ruler of the people'.

Following generations would then take a derivative, such as 'son of' or Ua. As Celtics merged with English speaking cultures, this was anglicized to O.

- jeffsrodgers

Otoole Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Otoole Come From? nationality or country of origin

Otoole is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Otoole? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 43,405th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 607,954 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Otoole live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. Otoole is also the 2,239,265th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 23 people.

The surname Otoole is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 10,533 people, or 1 in 34,412. In The United States it is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 10 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 5 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Otoole Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Otoole has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Otoole surname increased 2,750 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Otoole Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Otoole last name are 0.96% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.19% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Otoole earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.67% less than the national average, earning 191,475 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.51% more than the national average, earning $51,429 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Toole9223,586/
Oitoole924/
Otooles922/
Ootoole921/
Otoolee921/
Ottoole920/
Otole91415/
Otool91233/
O'Tooles861/
O'Toolle860/
Otuole83143/
O'Tool8391/
Otolea8370/
Otoola8354/
Otolle8328/
Othole8322/
Gotole8313/
Ottole836/
Hotole835/
Outool835/
Otolie833/
Otoile833/
Otoule832/
O'Tole831/
Otoolt831/
Utoole831/
Etoole831/
Otolee831/
Otooll830/
Othool830/
Otol80337/
Otoleas7753/
O'Tolle7713/
Houtole7710/
Ottolie7710/
Otolecz774/
Ostolep772/
Gothole772/
Gotolle772/
Gottole772/
Gatoole772/
Hotolie772/
Otoulle771/
Hotooli771/
Ostoles771/
Outoule771/
O'Toule771/
Otolley771/
Otoulea771/
Hotoler770/
O'Tooleová751/
Atole7314,985/
Etole732,059/
Otule73970/
Otola73695/
Otale73349/
Otoli73225/
Ostol73154/
Othol73131/
Otoul7392/
Oztol7334/
Gotol7325/
Otoly7311/
Atool7310/
Ottol737/
Otuol737/
Otoel734/
Ototl731/
Hotol731/
Otgol731/
Goutoule7117/
Houtoule712/
Houtuole711/
Ottolecz711/
Hostoler710/
Hatole671,120/
Etoile67711/
Athole67694/
Gotale67391/
Etolle67315/
Outule67298/
Gatole67278/
Aatole67219/
Otholt67166/
Ostale67148/
Hotola67124/
Othold67118/
Atolle67106/
Atoule6778/
Ottola6772/
Ohtola6761/
Hotale6741/
Outola6734/
Othale6729/
Otolia6728/
Godtol6722/
Otoloi6721/
Otuola6719/
Otoloa6716/
Etoule6715/
Atooli6714/
Othola6714/
Otolli6711/
Otalea6711/
Otalet6710/
Ootola679/
Gotule678/
Oystol678/
Otuile678/
Atoola678/
Otouli678/
Atolet677/
Hetole676/
Othuol676/
Hostol676/
Hotule675/
Atoley675/
Autole675/
Oytola675/
Ottoli675/
Oitola675/
Attole674/
Ottoul674/
Ethole673/
Hoytol672/
Otolio672/
Outoul672/
Etolhe672/
O'Tola672/
Ootoly672/
Otolla671/
Astole671/
Ètoile671/
Ojtule671/
Etolei671/
Otales671/
Hatool671/
Ostold671/
Otolii671/
Otolit671/
Otoula671/
Outale671/
Etolea671/
Etolie671/
Etooli671/
Atuole671/
Otalie671/
Ototel671/
Outoel671/
Otouly671/
Athool671/
Otutle670/
Oustol670/

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