Otoole Surname
Approximately 11,987 people bear this surname
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]
Read More About This SurnameOtoole Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,533 | 1:34,412 | 4,295 |
| Ireland | 649 | 1:7,256 | 1,046 |
| England | 265 | 1:210,257 | 18,075 |
| Australia | 180 | 1:149,976 | 15,919 |
| Canada | 178 | 1:206,998 | 20,123 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Guyana | 2 | 1:381,110 | 13,532 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 383 | 1:131,119 | 12,565 |
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]
(Irish) Grandson of Tuatal (people mighty).
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.
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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.
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