Tobey Surname

72,782nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Tobey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tobias,' from the nick. Toby. 'And kan telle of Tobye, And of twelve Apostles.' - Piers Plowman. 5667-8.

William Toby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Toby, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Tobey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2791:68,6617,985
Liberia8131:5,423654
Canada2121:173,80017,393
Iran1261:609,38533,721
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
England421:1,326,62059,571
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Marshall Islands181:2,879641
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
India61:127,844,230863,365
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
China41:341,830,39216,990
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3801:36,3904,319

Tobey (2,787) may also be a first name.

Tobey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Tobias,' from the nick. Toby. 'And kan telle of Tobye, And of twelve Apostles.' - Piers Plowman. 5667-8.

William Toby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas Toby, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1584. Baptised — Elizabeth Tobye: Reg. Stourton, Wilts.

1801. Married — Thomas Jinks and Lovey Tobey: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

V. Toby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Tobias, or Toby the pet form (Jehovah is good).

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

The nickname of Tobias.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Welsh for Thomas.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'God is good'.

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Tobey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tobey (Marathi: टोबेय) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tobey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 72,782nd most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,076,447 people. The surname Tobey occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Tobey live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Tobey is also the 138,254th most frequently used forename in the world It is held by 2,787 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 5,279 people, or 1 in 68,661. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States Tobey occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Tobey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tobey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Tobey last name expanded 383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tobey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tobey surname are 5.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.4% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Tobey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 66.69% less than the national average, earning R 79,164 per year; in United States they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $45,344 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,306 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Tobeya9110/
Toubey913/
Toobey911/
Thobey911/
Tobeye911/
Tobe8911,653/
Toby8911,446/
Thoubey8337/
Tobeyas836/
Toubeyi836/
Toubeya833/
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Tobeyee831/
Toubehy831/
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Thobeyi831/
Tovey806,354/
Tober805,819/
Towey802,841/
Tobes801,699/
Tobie801,668/
Thobe801,375/
Toebe801,185/
Tobyo801,157/
Tobay801,139/
Thoby80755/
Toube80751/
Tooby80630/
Toboe80496/
Tobys80481/
Toboy80386/
Tubey80255/
Tabey80153/
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Tobea8061/
Tobez8054/
Tobed8041/
Tobeš8026/
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Tuoby807/
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Tobyś804/
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Tobeu802/
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Tobep801/
Toybe801/
Tobyy801/
Tobeş801/
Toeby800/
Thobieya771/
Tobgay733,558/
Tobiya733,280/
Toovey731,481/
Thobie73590/
Thobei73452/
Toubes73400/
Tobaie73270/
Touber73215/
Toyber73157/
Tuobie73116/
Taşbey73116/
Tobayo73115/
Toiber73104/
Tobaya7397/
Toibeh7388/
Toubeh7372/
Toboyi7369/
Tobiyo7364/
Towhey7357/
Tompey7355/
Thoebe7349/
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Toubet7345/
Toboue7340/
Tobeas7339/
Tobysh7338/
Thobae7336/
Tobaye7328/
Toubie7327/
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Tabeye7323/
Toybes7322/
Tebeyo7322/
Tobher7320/
Tosbes7320/
Thobea7320/
Tobiye7318/
Toubue7317/
Toybay7316/
Touboe7313/
Tabeya7312/
Toubea7312/
Tubeyi7312/
Thubey7311/
Toyboy7310/
Tebeya738/
Toobes737/
Toowey737/
Thebey737/
Tebeye737/
Thoboe737/
Toubay736/
Toveya736/
Toebeh735/
Toboya735/
Tobess735/
Toboyo735/
Tebeyi735/
Toweya734/
Tobest734/
Tobech733/
Toebay733/
Tabeiy733/
Thobeu733/
Tooboy732/
Toebee732/
Toubei732/
Toubez732/
Tobuya732/
Tabeyi732/
Tobowe732/
Tohbay732/
Toibys732/
Toobay731/
Tasbey731/
Tobahe731/
Tobawe731/
Tobych731/
Toveye731/
Toober731/
Tubeya731/
Thoube731/
Thobhe731/
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Taubey731/
Tobeis731/
Tuobeh731/
Toubye731/
Tuobay731/
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Tobeji731/
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Toobet731/
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Tobueh731/
Touwey731/
Tossbe731/
Toveyo731/
Touboy731/
Tubeyo731/
Tabeey731/
Toobeh731/
Thobee731/
Toberh731/
Tohbae731/
Thabey731/
Tobett730/
Thowey730/
Toweys730/
Touhby730/
Tobeet730/
Thouby730/
Tovhey730/
Toba6726,406/
Tabe6719,988/
Tobi6715,463/
Tebe678,457/
Towe676,389/
Tube672,541/
Teby671,929/
Taby67599/
Tove67387/
Tobă67317/
Tovy67249/
Tobé67126/
Tuby67123/
Thobeha67113/
Toubaya67103/
Touboue6782/
Töbe6778/
Tobiyas6754/
Tübe6740/
Tobayus6730/
Toubaye6728/
Tobiyah6719/
Toboyah6719/
Tonpeyo6718/
Thouber6714/
Tobayas6713/
Tobesch6713/
Tobayhi6711/
Táby679/
Toosbuy677/
Toobaie677/
Thobiya677/
Tobayah676/
Tobä676/
Thobeah676/
Towy675/
Täby674/
Toubiya674/
Toobiyo673/
Touweye673/
Thobayo673/
Tovieye672/
Tobá672/
Tobayeh672/
Tobayes672/
Tobeeha672/
Thebeya672/
Toubayi672/
Thoboyi672/
Tobhiya671/
Tobiyat671/
Toshbay671/
Tuoboye671/
Towoeye671/
Tóby671/
Thabeya671/
Tabeyat671/
Tobeihi671/
Tobeitz671/
Tobejas671/
Tobooue671/
Tobouyo671/
Toubeth671/
Touboyo671/
D'Towey671/
Tobayat671/
Toweiyo671/
Tobayos671/
Thobeja671/
Tobeias670/
Toubeas670/
Thompey670/

Tobey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tobey in the Marathi language
टोबेयtobeya-

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